s ley , ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁pre val ent . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Portugal ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁European ▁country ▁to ▁use ▁cor i ander ▁as ▁a ▁fresh ▁her b , ▁in ▁food ▁and ▁sal ads , ▁and ▁it ▁makes ▁an ▁ind isp ens able ▁ing red ient ▁in ▁A ç ord a , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁bread ▁por ridge , ▁vast ly ▁appreciated ▁in ▁the ▁Al ente jo ▁region . ▁ ▁Hom em ade ▁sweet ▁and ▁hot ▁red ▁pe pper ▁paste ▁is ▁very ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁d ishes ▁of ▁the ▁Az ores , ▁along ▁with ▁sp ices ▁obtained ▁through ▁the ▁sp ice ▁trade , ▁like ▁all sp ice , ▁c umin ▁and ▁clo ve . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁often ▁preferred ▁to ▁make ▁food ▁sp icy ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁São ▁Miguel ▁in ▁the ▁Az ores ▁using ▁mal agu eta ▁pe ppers ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁pi ri - pi ri . ▁ ▁F ry ing ▁on ions , ▁gar lic , ▁red ▁pe pper ▁paste , ▁pi ri ▁pi ri ▁and ▁tom ato ▁in ▁o live ▁oil ▁are ▁essential ▁in ▁many ▁sau ces . ▁ ▁Me als ▁ ▁A ▁Portuguese ▁breakfast ▁often ▁consists ▁of ▁fresh ▁bread , ▁with ▁but ter , ▁ham , ▁che ese ▁or ▁jam , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁coffee , ▁milk , ▁tea ▁or ▁hot ▁ch oc olate . ▁A ▁small ▁es press o ▁coffee ▁( s ometimes ▁called ▁a ▁b ica ▁after ▁the ▁sp out ▁of ▁the ▁coffee ▁machine ) ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁be verage ▁had ▁during ▁breakfast ,