Use this guide to find the right Portuguese cookbook to help you recreate authentic flavors that reconnect you to your roots — or transport you back to a foodie vacation in Portugal.

Learn to make molotof, a flan-like Portuguese dessert with this recipe from Portuguese Home Cooking. Portuguese Molotof Pudding Topped with Almond Slices While the word molotof may conjure up images of something explosive, there will be no explosions here! Only the heavenly sensation of sweet cloud puffs melting in your mouth. Imagine a typical flan...a custardy, jello-like dessert topped with caramelized sugar. Now infuse it with the delicate airiness of egg white meringue.

Learn how to make this quintessential Portuguese soup with a special, easy-to-follow recipe from our Portuguese grandmother.