Setúbal is a Land of Fish
Since 2012, the Municipality has been developing a concerted plan to promote and enhance activities related to the sea. This plan serves as the basis for the development of the restaurant sector, the scientific and economic valorization of fish from the coast of Setubal and the dissemination of the Sadina identity.
In its mission for the qualification and development of the sector and its products, the brand carries out a set of partnership actions with local agents, aiming at the support and creation of the most diverse actions of dissemination and awareness of the causes related to with all the atmosphere of the local gastronomy, especially the products of the sea from our coast.
The Setúbal Terra de Peixe brand is a constant presence in tourism promotion actions, namely in gastronomic festivals, workshops, livecookings and colloquiums.
The gastronomic festivals take place at specific times of the year, according to the season of the different species of fish.
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"Fragments of a life above water"
The documentary “Fragments of a life above water” is an authentic testimony of the life of the men and women of Setúbal, who make the sea and fishing their world.
This work was developed by the Centro de Memórias do Museu do Trabalho Michel Giacometti, with the collaboration of the Enogastronomic Projects Office of the Setúbal City Council, Setúbal Pesca - Artisanal Fishing Association and the Department of Communication, International Relations and Tourism of the City Council de Setúbal, as part of the opening of the 2023 Gastronomic Weeks.
Gastronomic Events in 2023
Mackerel Week - May 19th to 28th
A commented tasting and a pedagogical activity enrich the program of Semana da Cavala 2023, taking place in Setúbal between the 19th and 28th of May, with more than three dozen restaurants from Sadino presenting special menus.
During the initiative of the City Council, promoted within the scope of the “Setúbal Terra de Peixe” project to promote tourism and regional products, 32 catering establishments in the county include dishes specially centered on mackerel on their menus.
In addition to the more traditional ways of cooking this traditional fish from the Sadina coast, some restaurants include more elaborate proposals, such as A Casa do Peixe, which suggests steamed mackerel and cod mackerel, Decor & Salteado, with mackerel timbale, or Omotenashi, which promotes mackerel tartare and sashimi this week.
At the same time, the Cavala Week program develops “Probable Encounters”, with a guided visit to the headquarters of the Clube Recreativo Palhavã, followed by a tasting commented by chef Isabel Fonseca da Docapesca, on the 20th, at 18 pm.
The life of the mackerel is the thematic proposal of a pedagogical workshop scheduled for May 27th, at 17:00 pm, at the Municipal Public Library, free of charge, but registration required until May 25th. The workshop, intended for ages 3 and up, offers more details about the fish's diet and habitat.
Cavala Week is supported by Docapesca, Turismo de Portugal, Clube Recreativo Palhavã and Quinta de Alcube.
See the full program HERE.
Cuttlefish Week - April 14th to 23rd
More than five dozen restaurants participate in this gastronomic event, organized under the municipal brand “Setúbal Terra de Peixe”. It includes, on the 22nd, at 15 pm, at the Municipal Public Library of Setúbal, the pedagogical workshop “The cuttlefish and its life cycle”, for over 30 years old. On the 3rd, at 23 am, there is the pedestrian walk “The cuttlefish and the Sado Estuary”, for those over 09 years old, and at 30 pm, at the Folkloric Ranch of Praias do Sado headquarters, there is a session of the cycle “Probable Encounters”, for ages 6 and up, with performance and ethnographic presentation and commented tasting.
Enjoy an incredible gastronomic experience, beyond flavors.
See the full program HERE.
Shellfish Week – March 3rd to 12th
The bivalves are the center of attention, and make up the delicious proposals that will challenge our senses, in the city's restaurants that have joined this initiative by the municipality of Setúbal.
Visit Setúbal and dare to live an incredible gastronomic experience, with a program that goes beyond flavors.
Consult the complete program of Bivalves Week 2023 in Setúbal HERE.
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