At the Beer Museum, Easter is celebrated at the table with a menu written by History
A journey through the most traditional Portuguese flavors, told in two acts with national gastronomy icons: Codfish and Roasted Lamb.
Easter is coming and the Beer Museum offers you an invitation you can’t refuse. Explore some of the most iconic dishes of Portuguese cuisine on a stage with two great protagonists and with the Tagus River and the incomparable light of Lisbon as a backdrop. The curtain opens and the perfect setting is set to enjoy the long weekend with a menu full of history.
On the holiday of Good Friday, April 7th, the tradition of abstinence from meat is fulfilled and Codfish enters the scene – with a capital letter, of course, as Cod is King on the most genuine Portuguese tables. With salt, sun, and time curing, giving it unique flavor and texture characteristics, the plot poses a dilemma: who will resist a Baked Codfish with cornbread, a Codfish with chickpeas, Codfish Brás style, Codfish Gomes de Sá, Codfish Lagareiro style or Cod from the Museum in a combination in which the taste of Cod contrasts perfectly with the smoothness of the cream wrapped in shrimp? The first act ends with a symbol of the time: the Folar, with an irresistible aroma of cinnamon and anise to which Port wine is added.
On Saturday and Sunday, Cod gives the stage to Roasted Lamb, a dish of medieval origin whose first recorded recipe dates from the 13th century in an Arab cookbook, but which in the 21st century continues to unite people at a table. In addition to being delicious, Roasted Lamb is also a symbol of peace: it was consumed equally by the three religions descended from the prophet Abraham: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Seasoned and slowly roasted in the oven to maintain the juiciness of the meat, at the Beer Museum it is the technique that serves the main ingredient and not the other way around. In this dish with History, the main character is joined by roasted potatoes, oven rice and turnip greens with honey and chestnuts, for a grand finale that just isn’t right there because the very traditional rice pudding appears on the scene to delight the final minutes.
On the Easter weekend, don’t stay by the audience. Gather family and friends at the table on stage at the Beer Museum, in one of the largest squares in Europe, celebrating the festivities with a gastronomic encore, narrated by History.
Museu da Cerveja, Terreiro do Paço, Ala Nascente, nº 62 to 65, Lisbon
Open every day from 12 am to 12 pm
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Tel.: + 351 210 987 656
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