The Cast
O empregado de mesa (the waiter) brings the ementa you already know how to read. A refeição is the meal itself — uma refeição quente, a refeição do dia.
| The waiter brings the menu. | O empregado de mesa traz a ementa. |
Reading the Menu Adjectives
The participles from your grammar lessons ARE the menu:
| cozido | boiled |
| grelhado | grilled |
| assado | roasted |
| frito | fried |
bacalhau cozido, frango assado, peixe grelhado, batatas fritas — adjective after the noun, agreeing as usual.
The Plates of Portugal
| o bacalhau | the cod — THE national fish |
| o frango | the chicken |
| o camarão | the prawn |
| o atum | the tuna |
| a salsicha | the sausage |
| a torrada | the slice of toast |
| The boiled cod is for me. | O bacalhau cozido é para mim. |
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