It is difficult to resist the wide variety of pork recipes in Bragança. They transport you to ancient times and traverse the history of the peoples and traditions that lived in this region.
The pig is a symbol still present in zoomorphic sculptures, playing an important role in places of justice and power. Everything from the pig is utilized. The most well-known sausages are those made with pork, such as: alheira, botillo, chouriço azedo, chouriço de carne, and salpicão.
From this Bísara breed, the famous suckling pig, typically consumed on festive days, can be served stuffed or roasted, with very crispy skin. Subsequently, all preparation techniques have provided recipes, from boiling, frying, baking, grilling, etc. Its smoked hams are impeccable, even with prolonged curing. Pork is undoubtedly the meat served in most culinary formulas. As the Abbot of Baçal wrote: the true savings of household economy.