PORTUGAL GASTRONOMY - FRUITS

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Portuguese cuisine in the past seemed to pay small attention to creating a variety of prepared dishes for the excellent quality of their fruit. The general preference of the public was to enjoy their fruit at the end of a meal in its unadulterated state. This situation has now changed due to the introduction of a new and modern cuisine but unfortunately a little late in the day as the mass marketing trends have caused fast growing techniques together with a great amount of imported goods to be introduced into the market with the resultant loss in quality, natural vitamins and goodness.

If a visitor can visit a local market then they should be able to choose from locally grown produce. At the bottom of this page are a list of common fruits in the Portuguese language with their equivalent in English.

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ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE PORTUGUESE/ENGLISH
Apple- Maçã Abacate - Avocado
Apricot - Abicó Abacaxi - Pineapple
Apricot - Damasco Abicó - Apricot
Avocado - Abacate Acerola - Barbados Cherry
Banana - Banana Ameixa - Plum
Barbados Cherry - Acerola Ameixa Seca - Prune
Bitter Apple - Maça Reneta Amora - Blackberry
Blackberry - Amora Amora Preta - Mulberry
Blueberry - Arando Arando - Blueberry
Bitter Orange - Laranja Amarga Asimina - Pawpaw
Blueberry - Vacínio Banana - Banana
Blueberry - Mirtelo Cereja - Cherry
Breadfruit - Fruta Pão Coco - Coconut
Cantaloupe - Melão Rosado Damasco - Apricot
Cherry - Cereja Figo - Fig
Coconut - Coco Framboesa - Raspberry
Cranberry - Oxicoco Fruta Pão - Breadfruit
Date - Tâmara Goiaba - Guava
Dragon Fruit - Pitaya Kiwi - Kiwi Fruit
Fig - Figo Laranja - Orange
Grape - Uva Laranja Baia - Naval Orange
Grapefruit - Pomelo Laranja Amarga - Bitter Orange
Grapefruit - Toranja Lima Ácida - Lime
Guava - Goiaba Limão - Lemon
Honeydew Melon - Melão Doce Maçã - Apple
Kiwi Fruit - Kiwi Maça Reneta - Bitter Apple
Lemon - Limão Mamão - Papaya
Lime - Lima Ácida Manga - Mango
Mango - Manga Maracujá - Passion Fruit
Melon - Melão Marmelo - Quince
Mulberry - Amora Preta Melancia - Watermelon
Naval Orange - Laranja Baia Melão - Melon
Nectarine - Nectarina Melão Doce - Honeydew Melon
Orange - Laranja Melão Rosado - Cantaloupe
Papaya - Mamão Morango - Strawberry
Passion Fruit - Maracujá Mirtelo - Blueberry
Pawpaw - Asimina Nectarina - Nectarine
Pear - Pêra Oxicoco - Cranberry
Peach - Pêssego Pêra - Pear
Pineapple - Abacaxi Pêssego - Peach
Plum - Ameixa Pitaya - Dragon Fruit
Pomegranate - Romã Pomelo - Grapefruit
Prune - Ameixa Seca Romã - Pomegranate
Quince - Marmelo Tâmara - Date
Raspberry - Framboesa Toranja - Grapefruit
Strawberry - Morango Uva - Grape
Watermelon - Melancia Vacínio - Blueberry

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