▁literally ▁" burn ing ▁water "), ▁which ▁are ▁very ▁strong ▁t ast ing . ▁Typ ical ▁li que urs , ▁such ▁as ▁Lic or ▁Be ir ão ▁and ▁G in j inha , ▁are ▁very ▁popular ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages ▁in ▁Portugal . ▁In ▁the ▁south , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Al gar ve , ▁a ▁dist illed ▁spirit ▁called ▁med ron ho , ▁which ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁fruit ▁of ▁the ▁St raw berry ▁tree . ▁ ▁Past ries ▁and ▁swe ets ▁ ▁Portuguese ▁swe ets ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Western ▁cu is ines . ▁Many ▁words ▁like ▁mar mal ade , ▁car am el , ▁mol ass es ▁and ▁sugar ▁have ▁Portuguese ▁orig ins . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁f ried ▁ch ur ros ▁are ▁f ried ▁pas try ▁f rit ters ▁spr ink led ▁with ▁sugar , ▁di pped ▁in ▁ch oc olate ▁or ▁e aten ▁plain , ▁sometimes ▁for ▁breakfast ▁or ▁dess ert . ▁Ser ved ▁with ▁mar zip an ▁and ▁al mond s , ▁Portuguese ▁sp on ge ▁c ake ▁called ▁P ão - de - L ó ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁reci pe . ▁The ▁Mediter rane an ▁influence ▁in ▁Southern ▁Portugal ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁swe ets ▁that ▁incorpor ate ▁fig s , ▁h oney ▁and ▁al mond s . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁typical ▁past ries ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁monaster ies ▁by ▁n uns ▁and ▁mon ks ▁and ▁sold