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Alternative names
  
Boroa de Avintes

Place of origin
  
Invented
  
ca. 1800

Region or state
  
Avintes, Portugal

Type
  
Associated national cuisine
  
Portugal

Serving temperature
  
hot or cold

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Similar
  
Broa, Torricado, Queijo do Pico, Serra da Estrela cheese, Azeitao

Broa de avintes


Broa de Avintes is the farmhouse bread of Avintes, also known as Boroa of Avintes (particularly by the inhabitants of Avintes, parish of Vila Nova de Gaia - also called the "land of bread") is a type of bread with a long tradition in Portugal which is widely consumed in the northern part of the country.

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An ncio da broa de avintes


Etymology

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The name "broa" or "boroa" likely comes from Germanic *brauda-, specifically Suebian. This type of bread existed in Gallaecia at least since Suebian times. Prior to the addition of corn to the mixture, the main ingredients of broa were rye and malt. After corn was introduced in Europe from the Americas, "broa" became widely associated with "corn-bread". Apart from the resemblance between "Broa" and the German name "Brot", there is a strong resemblance between this very traditional Northern Portuguese bread and the German Roggenbrot (rye bread). Some suggest the name "Broa" could from the Celtic word *broga- 'limit, field'.

Definition and Production

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It is a dark brown very dense bread with a distinctive and intense flavour, bittersweet, made with corn and rye flours. It has a particularly slow manufacturing process: it is baked for about five to six hours in the oven. Once cooked, it's sprinkled with flour. The bread generally has the shape of a bell tower.

Recent history

Broa de Avintes Jardim de Sabores Festa da Broa de Avintes

Nowadays, the bread of Avintes is also produced outside its original parish with industrial source materials The old mills of Avintes no longer have economic relevance. However, for the sake of tradition, the people of Avintes have maintained its crafty production, which is well appreciated by consumers who increasingly seek genuinely traditional products.

The making and eating

Connected to its production are many so-called "secrets" which, real or not, lay in the certitudes and knowledge gained from experience of many generations of Avintes' bakers as well as the judicious choice of materials used. There are, also, some superstitions related to its mixing and baking, involving prayers and blessings, as indeed in the rest of Portugal when making bread in the old fashioned ways.

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The "brôa" can also be served fried - for example, during Christmas as part of typical dishes in some of the northerners'homes. It is also used as the basis for multiple meal starters, as, for example "Avintes brôa with coriander". It is also appreciated with ham (preferably, also produced by hand) and with traditional Portuguese "caldo-verde" or "green broth" .

The Party and the Brotherhood

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Every year, since 1988, the village of Avintes hosts the festivities celebrating their "brôa" bread during the last week of August.

Broa de Avintes uma iguaria portuguesa com certeza

References

Broa de Avintes Wikipedia


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