Discover Portuguese cuisine and the gastronomy of Lisbon

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The rich semi-soft queijo de aceitão is a Portugese cheese made with sheep's milk

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Local specialities include both sweet and savoury temptations

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Many of the typical sweet pastries are made with egg yolks and bread

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Praça de Comercio - Commerce Square - is popularly known as Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square) after the royal palace that stood there until the 1755 earthquake

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Lisbon is a great place to start to discover Portuguese cuisine

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The emblematic Torre de Belem, also known as the Tower of St Vincent, is a UNESCO World Heritage site

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Portuguese cuisine is rich in variety and flavour

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Vasco da Gama Bridge is named after the great explorer who set sail for India from Lisbon in 1497

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The recipe for the traditional pastel de Belem, a kind of sweet egg-custard tart, is a closely-guarded secret

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The proximity to the sea means that fish and sea food feature freqeuntly in Portuguese cuisine, a fact that is celebrated in Lisbon with an annual festival Peixe em Lisboa

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The Parque das Nações - Park of the Nations - is a huge leisure, commercial and residential area on the northeast side of the city

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Commerce Square has played an important role in the city's history and in 1908 was the scene of the assassination of Carlos I, the penultimate King of Portugal