Cozido à portuguesa: how to put it on the menu
Cozido à portuguesa is a dish of several meats — beef, pork (belly, ear, trotter), chicken — boiled with smoked sausages (chouriço, morcela blood sausage, farinheira) and vegetables (cabbage, carrot, turnip, potato), served separately, with rice cooked in the broth.
Updated October 2026
How it reads on the menu, in each language
| Language | Name | Line for the guest |
|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Cozido à portuguesa | Carnes de vaca, porco e galinha cozidas com enchidos (chouriço, morcela, farinheira), couve, cenoura, nabo e batata; com arroz. |
| English | Cozido à portuguesa | Portuguese boiled dinner: beef, pork and chicken cooked with smoked sausages, cabbage, carrot, turnip and potato. Served with rice. |
| Spanish | Cozido à portuguesa | Cocido portugués: ternera, cerdo y gallina con embutidos ahumados, col, zanahoria, nabo y patata. Con arroz. |
| French | Cozido à portuguesa | Pot-au-feu portugais : bœuf, porc et poule cuits avec saucisses fumées, chou, carottes, navets et pommes de terre. Servi avec du riz. |
Usual allergens to check
- Gluten
A guide based on the traditional recipe. Only your recipe and your suppliers tell you what the dish contains. How to list allergens
What Cozido à portuguesa is
It is a winter and Sunday dish, often only on set days of the week, because it takes hours to make.
How to write it for visitors
Say which days you serve it, whether it is per person or for two, and which meats and sausages it includes — some guests avoid blood sausage or pork cuts. In English, “boiled dinner” or “meat and vegetable stew” helps.
Where and when it is eaten
All over Portugal, with regional versions: in the Minho, around Braga, with more sausages; in the Azores, cozido das Furnas is cooked in the volcanic ground.
Frequently asked questions
Which allergens does cozido à portuguesa contain?
Gluten, because of the farinheira (a sausage made with flour). Check the other sausages’ labels, which may list sulphites.
How do I explain cozido to a visitor?
“Portuguese boiled dinner: beef, pork and chicken with smoked sausages and vegetables, served with rice cooked in the broth.”