Porco à alentejana is a favorite in both cafés and high-end restaurantsThe Alentejo region, a vast area between Lisbon, the Tagus River, and the Algarve coast, is Portugal’s agricultural heart – a giant patchwork of olive and wine estates, wheat and corn fields, rooting pigs, and grazing cattle. The regional cuisine is typically rustic, and boasts one of Portugal’s best-loved dishes, the unusual meat-and-shellfish combination of porco à alentejana.
