Nuno Mendes

Traditional Portuguese rice pudding is cooked risotto-style with a lilt of citrus and the warmness of cinnamon. Easy as can be. With all the creamy richness you've come to expect from rice pudding.

Obscenely rich and soul-achingly satisfying. That's what we think of these classic Portugueseroasted potatoes with caramelized onions and melted cheese.

With flavors like these, you have to wonder why the Portuguese ever left home during the Age of Discovery.

Portuguese tater tots. That's how we think of this mashup of potatoes, chouriço, and onion that's deep-fried until crisp and golden on the outside and impossibly airy yet rich on the inside.