26 September 2009

Portuguese Grapes "D. Maria"



Portuguese wine is well known for it´s good quality.
Although we don´t produce big quantities, we have unique wines such as "Vinho do Porto".
Traditionally, September is the month of grapes in Portugal. It´s in this time of the year that most Portuguese farmers collect grapes and taste the new wine.
My hometown is in a region that produces good wine, specially "Moscatel".
The picture above shows my favorite type of grapes, they´re called "Uva D. Maria" and they´re very sweet.
So, grapes are the Portuguese fruit of the season I picked for today´s post.
Hope to be back soon :)
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9 comments:

  1. Reeni9/30/2009 12:53 am

    I like your new site! Glad to hear from you. I love grapes!

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  2. Think With Your Taste Buds - Chicken10/11/2009 2:43 pm

    I want to give you a quick recipe for Grape Salad. I took this to my book signing yesterday and it was a really big hit.
    Mix:
    Grapes
    Pineapple chunks
    coconut, chunks or shredded
    1 can of frozen pina colada
    Mix together and enjoy!

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  3. Liz10/13/2009 8:09 am

    I love grapes, especially when they are seedless.

    How are you Mize? I hope all is well. Glad to know that you signed up already. ;)

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  4. berenike10/14/2009 1:09 pm

    Hello

    I have a question about something I ate in Portugal ten years ago - somewhere in the middle of the country. A sweet, with a papery sort of "pastry", and a yellow sweet custardy thing inside. It looked rather like an egg yolk in some kind of membrane! Does this sound like anything you know?

    Thanks for any help!

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  5. Mizé10/17/2009 10:18 pm

    Hello Ladies :)
    Thanks all for your comments.

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  6. Mizé10/18/2009 3:18 am

    Reeni: Thanks!
    I´m happy I could find time to visit my blogroll great foodie fellows like you :)
    So, you like my template change, thanks! It´s a free theme but serves me well.
    I like grapes too! D. Maria are by far the best ones I tried.
    xx

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  7. Mizé10/18/2009 3:21 am

    Hello Mac,
    Thanks for your visit and for sharing your recipe.
    Never tried grapes that way but it sounds great. We enjoy fruit salads a lot and once I love pineapple and fresh coconut I´m sure that mixture is yummy.
    Regards :)

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  8. Mizé10/18/2009 3:28 am

    Hi Liz,
    I´m well, thanks!
    Lately, I haven´t cooked much so things here have been slow...
    I also prefer seedless and peeled grapes but I can only find them like that canned.
    Yeap, I finally found time to join. I´m waiting them to review my simple blog.
    Hugs xx

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  9. Mizé10/18/2009 3:38 am

    Hello Berenike,
    Thanks for your visit and comment.
    I will write a post to answer your question. I´ll publish it soon.
    Regards, Mizé.

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