dish
Dobrada
A hearty tripe and white bean stew, closely associated with Porto where residents are proudly called "tripeiros."
Dobrada is a rich stew of tripe (dobrada) and white beans, slow-cooked with chouriço, presunto, cumin, and sometimes curry powder. The dish is closely associated with Porto, where tripas à moda do Porto is the city's signature dish and the reason its inhabitants are nicknamed "tripeiros" (tripe eaters).
Legend attributes this tradition to the 15th-century conquest of Ceuta, when Porto's citizens gave all their good meat to provision the fleet and kept only the tripe for themselves. Whether or not the story is true, the dish remains a point of fierce civic pride. Dobrada is substantial, warming food, traditionally served with white rice.
