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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2025 · 53 MIN

Portuguese holidays, family, and food with David Rodrigues

from The Heart & Hustle of Portugal · host Tony Gonçalves

David Rodrigues is the man behind @howtocookstuff, a very entertaining collection of videos and reels about authentic Portuguese food (and slang). Born in the US, his parents immigrated from Lisboa and, as he recalls in this conversation with Tony Gonçalves, his mother’s food was always simmering in the kitchen, filling it with those typical Portuguese scents. One day he was craving a real bifana (a typical Portuguese pork sandwich cooked in broth and fat) and he made a simple video. That was the start of his cooking channel and of his global following that has spanned two cookbooks. David Rodrigues is all about traditions and real Portuguese food (and a little chaos) and if you watch his videos you’ll be uttering sentences like “come e cala-te” in no time. A real ambassador for Portuguese flavours, David is the perfect guest for this holiday season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One day, David Rodrigues was craving a real bifana so he filmed the process. Millions of views and two cookbooks later, everyone knows David and the typical Portuguese slang he uses in his videos. Join us for a special holiday episode about food and soul,

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