08/10/2025
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🥪 Biltong Jaffels
🎃 Halloween in Portugal
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🥪 *BILTONG JAFFELS*
Perfect for snack time or a cozy weekend lunch — here are three flavour-packed jaffle ideas featuring your favourite biltong!
🇮🇹 *Italian-inspired jaffle*
• 1 T basil pesto
• 20 g grated mozzarella cheese
• 10 g sliced biltong
• Fresh basil leaves, to serve
🇿🇦 *South African-inspired jaffle*
• 1 T hot chakalaka
• 20 g grated cheddar cheese
• 10 g biltong
• Fruit chutney, to serve
🌮 *Tex-Mex-inspired jaffle*
• 1 T chipotle sauce
• 20 g grated Emmental cheese
• Mild jalapeño chillies, sliced
• A handful of salsa nacho chips
• 10 g biltong
• Sour cream & chive dip + freshly smashed avocado, to serve
🛒 *Get your biltong, droëwors and boerewors from www.spazashop.pt*
🎃 *HALLOWEEN IN PORTUGAL*
While Halloween’s spooky fun grows in popularity, Portugal’s traditions remain beautifully rooted in remembrance.
Originating from the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween marks the shift between seasons. In Portugal, however, this time is dedicated to All Hallows’ Eve and All Saints’ Day (1 November).
🌼 Families visit cemeteries to honour loved ones with flowers and candles.
🍞 Children celebrate Pão por Deus on the morning of 1 November — going door-to-door, reciting verses, and collecting sweet breads and seasonal treats.
Rather than tricks and costumes, Portuguese customs focus on community, memory, and respect for ancestors — a beautiful reflection of the country’s soul.
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