Papa Secos
.... and, of course, we would pronounce it all wrong.
When you hear a Portuguese person pronounce it ...it sounds more like "Pap Seksh" ... they seem to drop the 'a' .. and the 'cos' becomes a hard 'c' or almost 'k' sound ...the 'o disappears and 's' sort of becomes 'sh'. Some sort of pronounce a little o in there but... 2 out of 3 times it is indistinguishable....
... and the shaping is so hard to figure out !!!
I took this explanation of Papa Secos from one of the sites I looked at.
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The Papo Seco which literally means “dry throat” is the most popular bread eaten all over the country, both in homes and a staple at every restaurant. Often people will say I have a “Papo Seco” to signify they need something to drink.
The roll is slightly crusty on the outside and light and airy in the centre which make it perfect for sandwiches and for absorbing sauces.
The method of preparing it and shape of the roll is uniquely Portuguese and extremely popular but I found there are many recipes.
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The reason I am even trying them out is that we are having a neighbourhood 'progressive dinner' at the end of the month...which has been going on for several years with the same group of 10 ... we all prepare a different course..and, go from house to house to sample the food and drink, and we decorate and have a theme for the food. This year it is Portugal.
We have the main course, and along with Bacalhau..which is a cod and potato dish..I wanted to have some little Portuguese buns on the table. By the time we even get to the main we are too full to eat much...but we try anyway.... we try for small portions at each house.... so, several of us will just share a bun I'm sure. I will, however, make them smaller and see how they turn out. The shaping is more or less distinctive ...but, honestly, there are so many different explanations and none of them is very helpful to me so far. This is not quite right...but, hey...it is sort of rustic looking, so could be okay I guess. One or two more test days are in order... for experimenting. There will be a lot of buns in the freezer... or I'll have to give them to neighbours not involved in the dinner..as I don't want to give away any little surprise....
I bought these cute little plates for part of the theme decor ... hard to believe that they are just Melmac..... and, you can see some placemats in the background.... they remind me of many plates I saw while in Portugal years ago.
Papa Secos
.... and, of course, we would pronounce it all wrong.
When you hear a Portuguese person pronounce it ...it sounds more like "Pap Seksh" ... they seem to drop the 'a' .. and the 'cos' becomes a hard 'c' or almost 'k' sound ...the 'o disappears and 's' sort of becomes 'sh'. Some sort of pronounce a little o in there but... 2 out of 3 times it is indistinguishable....
... and the shaping is so hard to figure out !!!
I took this explanation of Papa Secos from one of the sites I looked at.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Papo Seco which literally means “dry throat” is the most popular bread eaten all over the country, both in homes and a staple at every restaurant. Often people will say I have a “Papo Seco” to signify they need something to drink.
The roll is slightly crusty on the outside and light and airy in the centre which make it perfect for sandwiches and for absorbing sauces.
The method of preparing it and shape of the roll is uniquely Portuguese and extremely popular but I found there are many recipes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The reason I am even trying them out is that we are having a neighbourhood 'progressive dinner' at the end of the month...which has been going on for several years with the same group of 10 ... we all prepare a different course..and, go from house to house to sample the food and drink, and we decorate and have a theme for the food. This year it is Portugal.
We have the main course, and along with Bacalhau..which is a cod and potato dish..I wanted to have some little Portuguese buns on the table. By the time we even get to the main we are too full to eat much...but we try anyway.... we try for small portions at each house.... so, several of us will just share a bun I'm sure. I will, however, make them smaller and see how they turn out. The shaping is more or less distinctive ...but, honestly, there are so many different explanations and none of them is very helpful to me so far. This is not quite right...but, hey...it is sort of rustic looking, so could be okay I guess. One or two more test days are in order... for experimenting. There will be a lot of buns in the freezer... or I'll have to give them to neighbours not involved in the dinner..as I don't want to give away any little surprise....
I bought these cute little plates for part of the theme decor ... hard to believe that they are just Melmac..... and, you can see some placemats in the background.... they remind me of many plates I saw while in Portugal years ago.