Portuguese Cuisine: The Portuguese cuisine is a very traditional cuisine, the Portuguese dishes are mainly based on seafood or meat. Olive oil is widely used both for cooking and for seasoning food, as well as garlic, the colonial influence is visible from the number of spices used, in the south of the country are strong Arab and African influences. The main traditional courses are soups, often based on stale bread and olive oil, as the Açorda de Mariscos a fish and bread soup. Another famous soup is the Caldo Verde with potatoes and Portuguese cabbage. The Caldeirada is a stew of fish, shellfish with potatoes, tomatoes and onion. Cod, "bachalau" in Portuguese, is the most famous dish of Portuguese cuisine is served in hundreds of ways: "assado", that is fried with potatoes, or "cozido", that is boiled, or baked with potatoes and onions. The sardines are much appreciated in Portuguese cuisine, especially grilled (sardinhas assadas). Among the meat main couses, pork is the most popular, among the more traditional pork-based dishes, are: Leitao à bairra (rosted pork) and Porco à alentejana. The classic one-dish meal is the Cozido, boiled mixed with vegetables and sausages. Typical of the Portuguese cuisine (but also Spanish) are Migas, similar to dry bread omelettes moistened with water and oil, and fried in olive oil, usually accompany the pork. A famous dish in Porto are the Tripas a moda do Porto. Among the desserts: Arroz Dolce (rice pudding), the Pasteis de Nata (puff pastry and pastry cream), Tocinho de ceu (based cream eggs), in the south of the country are common the desserts based on almonds, honey and fruit recalling Arab cuisine. Portugal produces excellent wines, the Porto is the king of Portuguese wines, but is also well known Madeira, another typical wine is the vinho verde (Mateus).