Discover Portuguese cuisine and the gastronomy of Lisbon

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

Local specialities include both sweet and savoury temptations

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

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

Lisbon is a great place to start to discover Portuguese cuisine

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

Portuguese cuisine is rich in variety and flavour

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

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

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

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

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