Read Portuguese translations for common types of food and drink. Hopefully making your shopping trip a shade easier. You can always ask if in doubt, but try to describe Bay Leaves to a shop assistant in a hyper market!

When food shopping ( particularly if you are on a budget ), avoid expensive imported brands, even if 'you always have' xxxxx's brand of tea / coffee, tomato sauce etc back home. Tinned goods especially are well overpriced. In most cases, the Portuguese equivalent is generally as good in quality and ......