BBC – Talk Portuguese – Shopping for food 

Video 1: Fish buying

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The sea has always been vital to the Portuguese. With 800 kilometres of coastline, it was natural for them to turn to the Atlantic in their voyages of discovery.  
And the sea has always been a great economic resource. The coasts are dotted with fishing towns where people have engaged in onshore and deep-sea fishing for centuries. Fish is a staple of the Portuguese diet and local fleets supply some of the freshest fish to markets in the area, like this one in Torres Vedras, near Ericeira. 
A walk around a fish market is a fascinating tour and you may well come across fish, peixe, that you have never seen before. Peixe-espada, or scabbard fish is a delicacy in Portugal, but there are also more familiar fish like salmão - salmon, and sardinhas - sardines.

Presenter 1: Tem garoupa?
Presenter 2: Tenho, tenho.
Presenter 1: E quanto custa?
Presenter 2: Catorze euros o quilo.
Presenter 1: Queria dois quilos, por favor.
Presenter 2: Mais alguma coisa?
Presenter 1: Não obrigada.

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Tem garoupa? Do you have any grouper fish?
E quanto custa? And how much is it? 
Queria dois quilos, por favor. I would like two kilos, please.
Mais alguma coisa? Anything else?

Fishmonger: Bom dia minha senhora.
Woman: Bom dia. Tem garoupa?
Fishmonger: Tenho, tenho.
Woman: Quanto custa?
Fishmonger: Catorze euros o quilo.
Woman: É muito caro.
Fishmonger: Um poucadinho. 
Woman: E as sardinhas?
Fishmonger: A sardinha é três euros o quilo.
Woman: Queria dois quilos, por favor.
Fishmonger: Mais alguma coisa?
Woman: Não obrigada.
Fishmonger: São seis euros
...
Fishmonger: Obrigado, bom dia. 
Woman: Bom dia.

Video 2: Buying food

•	Narrator 
Portugal is not strictly a Mediterranean country, but it enjoys many of the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Plenty of fresh fruit - fruta, vegetables – legumes, and olive oil - azeite. Olives or azeitonas, are often served as a tasty snack with aperitivos.

Olive seller: Bom dia. Diga, faz favor!
Woman: Bom dia. Dê-me meio quilo destas, por favor.
Olive seller: Mais?
Woman: 250 gramas daquelas também.
Olive seller: Mais alguma coisa?
Woman: Mais nada. Quanto é?
Olive seller: Dois euros e vinte, se faz favor.
Woman: Aqui tem.
Olive seller: Bom dia, muito obrigado.
Woman: Obrigada. Bom dia.

Presenter 1: Diga, faz favor!
Presenter 2:  Dê-me meio quilo destas, por favor.
Presenter 1:  Mais?
Presenter 2: 250 gramas daquelas também.

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Diga, faz favor! Can I help you?
Dê-me meio quilo destas, por favor. Give me half a kilo of these, please.
Mais? What else?
Duzentos e cinquenta gramas daquelas também. Two hundred and fifty grams of those, too.

Video 3: Custard tarts

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The Portuguese have a very sweet tooth and often order a cake or pastry with their coffee. A good place to get your pastéis de nata - custard tarts, is at the famous Antiga Confeitaria de Pastéis de Belém. Here, Chef Enrique Almeida has dedicated his life to creating the perfect custard tart.

Enrique Almeida: Vim para cá para fazer os quinze anos. 
Subtitles:  I started working here when I was 15.

Tenho setenta e seis anos de idade e nunca saía de aqui assim.
Subtitles:  I’m now 76 years-old and I’ve never left.

O meu sogro teve cá sessenta anos.
Subtitles:  My father-in-law worked here for 60 years.

Era o único homem que estava com o secreto dos pastéis e também nunca o divulgou.
Subtitles:  Only he knew the secret recipe, and he never divulged it.

Só quando ele estava já doente e sem poder
Subtitles:  And it was only when he was too frail to work

é que me chamou para o secreto, 
Subtitles:  that he revealed the secret to me 

que ficai admirado como é que se faz os pastéis.
Subtitles:  and that inspired me to make these pastéis.

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The recipe was bought from a monastery in 1837. Since then, it has been a closely guarded secret.

Enrique Almeida: Tem de usar materiais primas de primeira qualidade.
Subtitles:  You have to start with top quality ingredients.

As farinhas têm que ser as melhores, os ovos estão assegurados,
Subtitles:  The flour has to be the best, the eggs are specially selected,

o leite da primeira qualidade.
Subtitles:  the milk is of the highest quality.

é por isso mesmo que não existe em parte nenhuma um pastel como o nosso. 
Subtitles:  That’s why there’s no other custard tart like ours.

O secreto do verdadeiro pastel de Belém são estos. 
Subtitles:  Part of the secret of the Pastel de Belém is simply this.

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Chef Enrique is one of only three people who know the secret recipe. 

Enrique Almeida: Isto aqui é a casa do secreto.
Subtitles:  This is the secret room.

Entram o leite, a farinha, o açúcar e os ovos.
Subtitles:  We bring in the flour, milk, sugar and eggs

Prefiro estar aqui sempre e aqui ninguém mais pode entrar. 
Subtitles:  and no-one else is allowed in.

Eu tenho viajado, tenho ido a toda a parte do mundo
Subtitles:  I’ve travelled to all parts of the world – 

a França, Londres, Nova Iorque.
Subtitles:  to France, London, New York.

E vou a todas as pastelarias
Subtitles:  I go to all the pastry shops

para provar os bolos deles 
Subtitles:  to try their cakes and tarts -   

e não há comparação!
Subtitles:  there’s no comparison!

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But the proof of the pudding is in the eating! 10,000 are sold daily. 20,000 on a bank holiday! And people come from far and wide to try them - even from Brazil.

Customer 1: é a primeira vez que estou comendo o pastel. 
Subtitles:  It’s the first time I’ve eaten a pastel.

Mas é...a massa é muito crocante.
Subtitles:  The dough is very crunchy.

Customer 2: Todos os dias vimos aqui assim para comer um pastel -
Subtitles:  Every day we come here to eat a pastel – 

eu e a minha neta.
Subtitles:  me and my granddaughter.

Customer 1: é a bagunça na verdade...o legal é a bagunça
Subtitles:  And what I really like seeing 

dos portugueses para conseguir comer o pastel.
Subtitles:  is the Portuguese scrambling for the tarts.