tremoços
The English phrase "lupini beans" is translated into Portuguese as tremoços.
tremoços refers to a type of bean that is typically soaked and salted to be eaten as a snack.
Which one should you use?
tremoço is the singular form.
Did you know?
- While the beans are the star, they are almost always served with their hard outer skin still intact, requiring you to peel them by hand.
- While they are a staple snack in Portugal and Brazil, the preparation of tremoços is a long process that can take several days of soaking and rinsing to remove bitter alkaloids.
- When ordering them at a bar, you might ask for 'tremoços com uma imperial', which is a common way to pair these salty beans with a small draught beer.
Examples in context
- Na loja de produtos naturais, eles vendem tremoços.In the natural products store, they sell lupini beans.
- Ontem, comi uns tremoços deliciosos no bar.Yesterday, I ate some delicious lupini beans at the bar.
- Vamos fazer uma tremoçada para o lanche da tarde.Let's make a lupini bean salad for afternoon snack.
- Eu gosto de comer tremoços como petisco.I like to eat lupini beans as a snack.
- Comprei um saco de tremoços no mercado.I bought a bag of lupini beans at the market.
- Os tremoços estão muito salgados.The lupini beans are very salty.
Example conversation
Lucas and Camila are at a traditional Portuguese tavern.
- LucasCamila, você gosta de tremoços?Camila, do you like lupini beans?
- CamilaSim, Lucas, eu gosto muito!Yes, Lucas, I like them a lot!
- LucasVou pedir uma porção para nós.I will order a portion for us.
- CamilaÓtimo, é o petisco perfeito.Great, it is the perfect snack.