Morgado is the Algarve's answer to a petit four: dried figs and almonds — the two great crops of the dry hills — ground and bound with sugar and cinnamon into a dense, fudgy sweet, sometimes shaped into little cakes or wrapped in fig leaves.
Part of the region's convent-sweet tradition, it is rich and intensely sweet, made to be sliced thin and taken with coffee or a glass of medronho at the end of a meal. Sold in Ferragudo's shops and across the Algarve, it is the regional sweet to carry home alongside a box of figs.
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Morgado de figo
Highlights
- Dried figs and almonds, ground and bound
- Sugar and cinnamon, dense and fudgy
- From the Algarve convent-sweet tradition
- Sliced thin with coffee or medronho
- A regional sweet to take home
Frequently asked questions
What does it taste of?
Rich fig and almond with cinnamon — very sweet, eaten in thin slices.
Where to buy it?
Local shops and markets across the Algarve, often boxed alongside dried figs.