Interesting!

Facts about Portugal I know you are just dying to know ….🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

1. Portugal is the oldest country in Europe.
2. Portuguese is the official language of 9 countries with over 234 million people for whom Portuguese is a native language.
3. In 1755, Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, was destroyed by a deadly earthquake which was followed by a tsunami.
4. Lisbon is also home to the oldest bookstore in the world! Since 1732, Bertrand Chiado on Rua Garrett is the oldest bookstore in the world which is still in business.
5. Tempura, which is the Japanese way of deep-frying vegetables is originally brought to Japan by the Portuguese.
6. In accordance with the above fact, the Portuguese were the first in Europe to come in contact with the Japanese.
7. Pastéis de nata, which are the emblematic desserts from Portugal, dates to the 13Th century which were first created by the monks of Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon.
8. Portugal has its own music called Fado.
9. Portugal is the birthplace of the earliest explorers of the world including Vasco Da Gama who discovered the sea-route to India.
   Lisbon is older than Rome.
10. Crown Prince Luís Filipe was King of Portugal for a total of 20 minutes after the assassination of his father Carlos I on February 1, 1908.
11. Port wine which comes from Porto in Portugal is the largest export good from Portugal all over the world.
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12. Vindaloo is normally regarded as an Indian curry, but in fact is a Goan adaptation of the Portuguese dish ‘carne de vinho e alhos’ … The name vindaloo is simply a garbled mispronunciation of vinho e albos,” says food historian Lizzie Collingham in her book Curry: A tale of Cooks and Conquerors.
    “To preserve meat for long durations, the Portuguese developed a unique style of marinating, where the meat was immersed in a stock composed of vinegar, salt, garlic and wine to preserve and enhance its flavour,” explains 41-year-old Jesus Lee, the Goa born chef and owner of Jesus e Goes, a restaurant in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, serving Goan cuisine.

So there you go, your culture shot for the day.

Courtesy of a friend of a friend Juvenal Gasparz