ats ▁or ▁c ows . ▁These ▁che eses ▁can ▁also ▁contain ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁different ▁kinds ▁of ▁milk . ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁are ▁que ijo ▁da ▁ser ra ▁from ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ser ra ▁da ▁Est re la , ▁Que ijo ▁São ▁Jorge ▁from ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁island ▁of ▁São ▁Jorge , ▁and ▁Re que ij ão . ▁A ▁popular ▁pas try ▁is ▁the ▁past el ▁de ▁n ata , ▁a ▁small ▁cust ard ▁tart ▁often ▁spr ink led ▁with ▁c inn am on . ▁ ▁Fish ▁and ▁sea fo od ▁ ▁Portugal ▁is ▁a ▁se af aring ▁nation ▁with ▁a ▁well - develop ed ▁fish ing ▁industry ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁fish ▁and ▁sea fo od ▁e aten . ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁Europe ' s ▁highest ▁fish ▁consumption ▁per ▁cap ita ▁and ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁this ▁indicator . ▁Fish ▁is ▁served ▁gr illed , ▁bo iled ▁( including ▁po ached ▁and ▁sim mer ed ), ▁f ried ▁or ▁deep - fried , ▁ste wed ▁( o ften ▁in ▁cl ay ▁pot ▁cook ing ), ▁ro asted , ▁or ▁even ▁ste amed . ▁For em ost ▁amongst ▁these ▁is ▁b ac al h au ▁( cod ), ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁fish ▁most ▁consum ed ▁in ▁Portugal . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 6 5 ▁ways ▁to ▁cook ▁cod , ▁one ▁for ▁every ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁C od ▁is ▁almost ▁always ▁used ▁d ried ▁and ▁salt