Azorean Products You Must Try

The Azorean products stand out for their quality and unique flavors. When visiting the Azores, you will certainly have the opportunity to taste various products from the Azores, whether at the local market, in restaurants, or even at your accommodation.

What often happens is that, after your return, you always miss the products, gastronomy, and other wonderful things from the Azores. For that, you can also find a list of locations and stores where you can buy Azorean products in mainland Portugal.

Azorean Products

The range of Azorean products is quite varied, from the Azorean Pineapple, Teas, Liqueurs, Cheeses, Massa Sovada, Queijadas, Sweets, Wines, among others. We present to you in this listing some of the products you must try during your stay in the Azores.

Azorean Pineapple

The Azorean Pineapple and its flavor are unique. This is a regional product grown on São Miguel Island. You can also visit a pineapple plantation. Learn more about the Azorean Pineapple and how to visit the plantation >

Earth Pepper

The Earth Pepper acts as a Swiss army knife when it comes to seasoning and accompanying various dishes. Some are saltier or spicier than others, and you can easily find it alongside fresh cheese or in a regional steak. It serves to season practically everything!

Learn how Earth Pepper is made >

São Jorge Cheese

Going to São Jorge Island and not tasting São Jorge Cheese is like going to Rome and not seeing the Pope. A unique cheese with flavors and cures that differentiate it from the others. You can also find this cheese for sale in the other islands or in restaurants.

Learn more about São Jorge Cheese, how to visit the factory, and its history >

Massa Sovada

Massa Sovada can be summarized as a delicious sweet bread that will make you fall in love after tasting it. Still, some may not like it, but there’s nothing better than trying it and forming your own conclusions.

Learn more about Massa Sovada, see how it is made (includes recipe) >

Bolos Lêvedos

When talking about Bolos Lêvedos, we refer to fantastic cakes that everyone loves and can be enjoyed in various presentations, such as simple, pressed with cheese and ham, with butter and garlic, among others. Let’s say there are no limits to enjoying the typical Bolos Lêvedos from Furnas.

Learn more about Bolos Lêvedos, see how they are made and how to make them (includes recipe) >

Azorean Tea

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It is in the Azores that you find the only tea plantations in Europe, yet another reason for a unique product with equally unique qualities. You can taste the various teas sold by Chá Gorreana or Chá Porto Formoso.

Kima & Laranjada

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The Kima and Laranjada are sisters, produced by Fábrica Melo Abreu, but with different flavors. Both are carbonated and delight juice lovers. Kima is available in two flavors: Passion Fruit and Pineapple. You must try these two unique products.

Queijadas da Graciosa

The magnificent and unique Queijadas da Graciosa are a typical sweet of the island, as the name indicates, Graciosa, and have a delicious and quite sweet flavor. They have a star shape with a thin pastry base. If you are on Graciosa Island, you can still visit its factory.

Learn more about Queijadas da Graciosa, how they are made, and how to visit the factory >

Biscoitos de Orelha de Santa Maria

The Biscoitos de Orelha are a traditional sweet from Santa Maria Island, and its production has great historical value for the region, considered a gastronomic reference in Santa Maria. The name comes from its shape and is produced manually.

Learn more about Biscoitos de Orelha >

Bolacha Mulata Açores

If you like Maria biscuits? And chocolate? They are called Mulatas and are the perfect combination, a delicious chocolate Maria biscuit. Produced by Moaçor, they delight kids and adults alike. Many children love them and take them in their luggage.

Queijadas de Vila Franca do Campo

The Queijadas de Vila Franca do Campo are an authentic delicacy from São Miguel and also among the most famous sweets of the island. When visiting Vila Franca do Campo, don’t forget to visit the Queijadas do Morgado factory.

Learn more about Queijadas da Vila, how they are made, and how to make them (includes recipe) >

Azorean Liqueurs

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There are liqueurs for all tastes in the Azores. From the most well-known: Pineapple Liqueur, Passion Fruit Liqueur, Blackberry Liqueur, to Rice Pudding Liqueur. For liqueur lovers, the range of unique flavors is quite extensive; there’s nothing like tasting them. On São Miguel Island, you can visit the Mulher de Capote Liqueur Factory in Ribeira Grande.

Yoçor Yogurts

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The Yoçor Yogurts are unique and produced in the Azores. These yogurts, made with 100% Azorean milk, have a unique and creamy flavor. Kids love them, and so do adults. They come in various flavors and combinations. It’s worth trying. Learn more about Yoçor yogurts >

Sweet Black Beer

The Sweet Black Beer is produced in São Miguel, by the João Melo Abreu Brewery, and you must try this Micaelense specialty. Those who try it say it’s one of the best black beers they’ve ever tasted.

Dona Amélia’s Queijadas

The Dona Amélia’s Queijadas are a traditional sweet produced on the Terceira Island. It received a significant adaptation of a recipe that already existed in the past of this island, called “Bolo das Índias.” It became famous thanks to the spices that were very common at the time, brought by sailors on expeditions from India.

Learn more about Dona Amélia’s Queijadas and their history (includes recipe) >

Vale Cheese

The Vale Cheese is not just another cheese. The product was designed to be unique and differentiated from other cheeses in the archipelago. The main ingredients of the cheese are milk from the family’s cows and the mineral-rich sour water from the Furnas valley, a water that is very rich in minerals born from the Furnas Volcano.

Learn more about Vale Cheese and its history >

São Jorge Species

The São Jorge Species is a delicacy that contains spices such as sweet herbs, cinnamon, and pepper in its preparation. They are shaped like small soft dough rings, cross-cut on top, allowing the brown filling to show through. Simply delicious and different from other sweets.

Learn more about the São Jorge Species, how they are made and how to make them (includes recipe) >

Sertã Cake

The Sertã Cake is a cake that is quite similar to bread, very traditional in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. Its name comes from the place where it is baked, the sertã, a kind of unglazed clay frying pan. The bread is made with corn flour, water, and salt, and no yeast is used in its recipe. The bread is round, flat, and is eaten hot or cold.

Learn more about Sertã Cake, how it is made and how to make it (includes recipe) >

Povoação Fofas

The Fofas da Povoação have a dough very similar to that of éclairs, their dough includes fennel and is filled with vanilla or lemon and plenty of butter, and topped with a chocolate cord. When visiting Povoação on São Miguel Island, don’t forget to try and indulge.

Learn more about Fofas da Povoação, where to buy, how they are made, and complete recipe >

Santa Maria Melon

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The Santa Maria Melon is a unique fruit from the island of Santa Maria. It has characteristics that differentiate it from other cultivations in different regions, such as texture, flavor, and aroma. A very sweet melon that is worth tasting during your stay in the Azores.

Learn more about Santa Maria Melon >

Other Azorean Products

There are many other products from the Azores; we have only listed a few. During your stay in the Azores, explore and taste our unique flavors. The range of products is quite diverse.

See also: Gastronomy of the Azores

Where to find Azorean Products?

You can find these and other products in most mini, super, and hypermarkets across the 9 islands of the Azores.

Where to buy Azorean Products in Mainland Portugal?

Check the list of stores available where you can buy products online or physically in Mainland Portugal.