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Food and Drink
Regional specialities:
• Caldeirada (fish soup).
• Bife de atum e milho frito (tuna steak and fried maize).
• Carne em vinha d'alho (pickled pork and garlic).
• Espada (fresh black scabbard fish).
• Bolo de mel (Madeira honey cake).
Regional drinks:
Madeira, like port, is a fortified wine. Here it's made from one of four different grape varieties. They are labelled as Reserve (aged 5 years), Special Reserve (aged 10 years) and Extra Reserve (aged 15 years).
• Cerceal is a dry, light-coloured wine.
• Verdelho is a gold-hued medium-dry wine.
• Bual is a medium-sweet wine dark gold in colour.
• Malmsey (Malvasia) is sweet and chestnut-brown.
• Caldeirada (fish soup).
• Bife de atum e milho frito (tuna steak and fried maize).
• Carne em vinha d'alho (pickled pork and garlic).
• Espada (fresh black scabbard fish).
• Bolo de mel (Madeira honey cake).
Regional drinks:
Madeira, like port, is a fortified wine. Here it's made from one of four different grape varieties. They are labelled as Reserve (aged 5 years), Special Reserve (aged 10 years) and Extra Reserve (aged 15 years).
• Cerceal is a dry, light-coloured wine.
• Verdelho is a gold-hued medium-dry wine.
• Bual is a medium-sweet wine dark gold in colour.
• Malmsey (Malvasia) is sweet and chestnut-brown.
Nightlife
Some hotels have excellent nightclubs with music for dancing and international cabaret entertainment. Folk entertainment is also included in the weekly programme of these hotels and, in most cases, non-residents are welcome.
Shopping
In Funchal, there is a wide variety of shops selling everyday goods, as well as many souvenirs. Special purchases include Madeira folk art such as embroidery, tapestry and wickerwork. Madeira wine is a popular gift.