Galinha Mourisca
Galinha Mourisca is a traditional dish from Minho and Vila Nova de Famalicão in particular. The recipe is documented in the oldest cookery book known in Portugal, the Cooking Book of Infanta D. Maria (16th century), in Art of Cooking, by Domingos Rodrigues (1680) and also in O Santo da Montanha by Camilo Castelo Branco, the writer who lived 30 years of his life in Vila Nova de Famalicão. Renato Cunha is an excellent maker of this recipe and a staunch supporter of its promotion as an official dish of his hometown.