The hills behind Alcoutim grow almonds, figs and carob on dry ground, and the region's sweets make the most of all three. Almond and dried fig are ground and bound with sugar and cinnamon into dense morgados, little fig-and-almond cakes and marzipan-like sweets that close a meal across the eastern Algarve.
Rich, very sweet and meant for small bites with coffee or a glass of medronho, they belong to the same dry-land harvest that has fed this country for centuries. Sold in village shops and markets, they are the natural sweet souvenir of an Alcoutim visit.
⭐ Must-try:
Morgado de figo e amêndoa
Highlights
- Almond and dried fig sweets
- Dense morgados and little cakes
- Sugar, cinnamon, marzipan-like
- From the dry-land serra harvest
- A sweet souvenir to take home
Frequently asked questions
What are they made of?
Mostly almond and dried fig with sugar and cinnamon — the dry-land crops of the region.
How are they eaten?
In small, rich bites with coffee or a glass of medronho.