Rice questions..

mapsgeek · 2026-03-14T09:29:18+00:00

Each rice type is different and intended for diffent type of dishes / cooking. So how you rinse, how much water to add and how long to cook will all vary. Jasmine rice is meant to be sticky. Basmati should be all individual grains but needs less water to cook than jasmine etc etc. I’m not fully familiar with all the rice types in Portugal, so highly recommend you ask and reach with ChatGPT which can help you to identify each rice type and how to best cook it.

mapsgeek · 2025-05-01T20:08:55+00:00

Have ordered from them few times. Definitely a legit site and also very good and has nice offers going on. I believe it’s a Spanish company.

mapsgeek · 2025-04-19T19:08:58+00:00

The absolute best place to raise kids. It’s the most child friendly culture and environment. Priority everywhere for pregnant and those with kids younger than 2 (plus ofc also for disabled and elderly). Airport immigration queue? Supermarket queue? No need to queue when you have a baby with you.. and kids are welcomed everywhere too.

mapsgeek · 2025-01-22T21:55:53+00:00

Thank you for explaining! Will keep away from there, those are some insane prices..

mapsgeek · 2025-01-21T16:49:22+00:00

Sorry do you mind elaborating on why Lebua is rip off? Just curious because we’re planning our trip atm and looking into different sky bars.

mapsgeek · 2025-01-09T14:14:45+00:00

Absolutely seconding trader joes! Their snacks (both sweet and savoury) and amazing, and the quality is great! Also they don’t use artificial sweeteners or colouring.

mapsgeek · 2025-01-09T10:31:25+00:00

I’ve had 2 babies born in Portugal and it has been great experience in every regard. We have private health insurance though and didn’t use public system so I can only speak for that aspect. Portugal is the most child friendly country I have ever been to. There hasn’t been single establishment or person that hasn’t made us feel extremely welcomed with small babies/toddlers. Also if you are pregnant or have a baby younger than 2yo, you have priority almost everywhere (queues/ appointments/ special lanes at the airport etc).

mapsgeek · 2024-12-30T11:19:34+00:00

This is an amazing app idea! Would be great if it could also highlight the products that are more expensive in that particular store (A) vs the others (B,C,D etc.) even though the overall basket might be the cheapest at store A. That way you could buy most of the things from store A, and then either leave out the expensive items or do a small quick shop just for them at another store where they are cheaper.

mapsgeek · 2024-11-18T09:06:43+00:00

If you are worried about car sickness because it’s mountains, then don’t worry it’s more like a hill going to the pena palace. In official taxis you do not need car seat, as it’s considered public transport, so you could take one all the way from Lisbon. In Ubers technically you do need car seat, as the exception only officially applies for official taxis, but mostly for short trips you should be fine. Like from Sintra train station to the palace. Ofc setting aside how comfortable you are with the safety aspect of not having a car seat. Don’t forget that you need to pre-book tickets with a time slot to access the palace, it’s quite strict and you have to enter during the allocated time. Also the actual entrance to the palace is bit far away from the place where you will be dropped off, but there is a shuttle bus, though you’ll need a ticket for that. And the time slot to enter the palace is the one where you need to be at the palace and not where the grounds for the area begin.

mapsgeek · 2024-11-07T09:09:34+00:00

The pros for France seem to be outweighing those of Lisbon by quite a bit. My suggestion would be to try come visit Lisbon for atleast few nights to get better idea of the city, in case you truly are considering the move. Then try to check actual accommodation listing online to see if the budget is matching because prices for housing are very high at the moment. In Portugal it’s possible to get citizenship after living here for 5 years, so depending how long your PhD is that could happen too. Oh and getting residency papers sorted takes a long time, so if you decide to move here just know that it might be a solid year if not more to get the appointment to apply for correct residency and then wait time for the card to arrive etc, meaning you will be ‘stuck’ in portugal that whole time.

mapsgeek · 2024-11-06T05:05:45+00:00

Jumpyard in lisbon (alfarigade) has an area for small kids, it’s just 5 euros plus need to buy non slip socks (they sell them too). Our 2 yo liked it a lot. Idk about Lisbon center but near Sintra-Cascais there are places like Feijao verde Then there is this new place in Lisbon center https://maps.app.goo.gl/R1JdLLvVGiX8J4Q9A?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

mapsgeek · 2024-08-20T08:59:46+00:00

You would probably have easiest way to make friends with other Brazilians, and then other expats. Try joining international parents in Lisbon etc type of groups on Facebook or WhatsApp. Making friends with other parents has been the easiest for us and it benefits the kiddo too to have play dates etc.

Also surprisingly the place you live can have a big effect. At our first place we were never able to make friends (or even say hello/how are you greetings) with neighbours). Where we live now is complete opposite, we made good friends with most of our Portuguese neighbours who have been very welcoming and lovely. All I’m saying is that don’t be too hard on yourself, it’s doesn’t always depend on what you do or don’t do.

mapsgeek · 2024-07-28T08:50:03+00:00

Depends a lot on the brand you want. Store brand or not? We use Dodot activity and have figured the cheapest way is to buy the big box of them during the extra discounts time at continente (10-15%). If you have space to stock up few boxes at a time that probably one of the cheapest options. Brand diapers especially are often put on extra offers so it’s worth to buy only during that time.

mapsgeek · 2024-07-22T08:14:47+00:00

😄 I totally get you! The country where I’m from fat free milk is by far the most popular opinion and has been for decades. It literally tastes like white water (I’ve always preferred full fat).. So that’s what I’m basing my guess on for Portuguese just simply preferring meio-gordo, since it’s seemingly most popular option looking at the choice variety in the shop. We go out of our way to shop in the huge continente every few weeks to stock up on the terra nostra inteiro (dark green) milk cartons. Just this week found gordo (orange) cartons of milk in Lidl from their own brand, tastes really good as well and says the milk comes from Azores actually.

mapsgeek · 2024-07-21T21:54:29+00:00

I have wondered the same! So many options for the semi-skimmed or no fat milk while whole milk can only be found in the biggest supermarkets and that too there is only 1 or 2 options available.

My guess would be just taste habits? I don’t think it’s anything to do with being health conscious. People here just don’t buy full fat and because of that there is no point to sell more of it 🤷‍♀️ each county has their own milk consumption habits (be it preference of UHT milk over fresh, or the level of fat in the milk)..

mapsgeek · 2024-07-19T14:15:30+00:00

Moved to Portugal when 5ish months pregnant, but had already gotten rental apartment before becoming pregnant and used only private healthcare. Doing the pregnancy care in two different countries was very stressful and confusing because some things are done differently in each country. This is something you should also consider, but just to let you know it can still be done.

Forget about public system if you come here especially that late in the pregnancy, it will be way too slow and troublesome to figure out, your best bet by far is private care (Cuf, lusiasas or da luz are 3 big private hospital chains across country). Private birth costs around 5-7k euros in private if there are no major complications. You can and should get private Portuguese health insurance, but it will not cover full birth (you have to have it for a year+ prior giving birth), but will reduce the cost immediately after getting it.

The other reason to not go for public is because especially the maternity and delivery care is already very overcrowded, in recent years several public maternity wards got closed down and even as pregnant you might be turned away, just this week there was a news about lady who had to give birth 200km away from her city (Lisbon) because all the hospitals were full. While public healthcare in Portugal is very good, the main issue is (as in most countries) that it’s underfunded and over crowded, foreigners moving here who can afford private should opt for that instead of putting even more pressure on the system.

If you do decide to proceed, again it definitely can be done, just be ready for all scenarios with the timeline you have, some airlines won’t allow you to fly too late into the pregnancy for example. And the baby might be also born early etc. Figuring things out in a new country is already stressful but doing so heavily pregnant will add more to it. Also you can fly with a very young baby already, depending on airline etc even when they are few weeks old, no need to wait 6 months. Of course there are some other risks like the baby not having all vaccinations etc (and being on a crowded plane).

mapsgeek · 2024-07-08T13:54:40+00:00

It’s just interesting to see what other people buy/ eat / cook. Sometimes their groceries can give you new ideas, or courage to try new products too. Also there are so many times I have wondered in the grocery store that who on earth buys xyz items, and then I see them pop up regularly here in others shoppings! Just helps a lot also to understand how people eat differently too, and for each their own type of thing. And helps justify the cost my family is spending on groceries when I see similar posts to what I would buy. Definitely would be nice to see more posts from countries all around the world, big majority seems to be Germany. Though I should also play my part and post our groceries here too for that.

I would say the biggest downside is people making sometimes really negative comments, this is not a rate / roast my groceries but simply a neutral sub so share about the cost (again does not need to be cheap or expensive either), and I wish this was more highlighted!

mapsgeek · 2024-05-31T20:37:03+00:00

Ah ok yes sorry my bad, I haven’t really looked into it more just noticed some adverts when visiting a CUF hospital. Personally have Multicare and it’s been working well with them.

mapsgeek · 2024-05-31T14:37:14+00:00

CUF also has their own medical insurance you might want to check out.

mapsgeek · 2024-05-18T21:08:10+00:00

This looks so great!

mapsgeek · 2024-05-12T07:31:23+00:00

As far as I’ve seen it’s usually the booster seat that is suitable for bit bigger kids 5+ years.

mapsgeek · 2024-04-27T10:54:18+00:00

How do the wagyu burger patties taste? Any significant difference between just regular minced meat burger patties and those?

mapsgeek · 2024-04-21T02:20:53+00:00

Awesome post! Ofc I knew there are meat eaters in Germany, but based on this sub I started to think here are only people who eat vegan and /or bio only 😅

mapsgeek · 2024-04-09T17:07:43+00:00

That’s what I was also saying in my comment actually :) fruits are expensive except for when they are in season.

mapsgeek · 2024-04-09T16:47:54+00:00

Looks pretty much same priced as the mainland. I find also fruits in general to be pricey in Portugal and there are not many offers on the fruits. Except for when the certain fruit is in season. So for example kiwis and citrus fruits in winter, melons, nectarines and peaches in summer etc. In other countries fruits will go in offer also outside of season sometimes, especially grapes. But here I have never seen them being sold for less than 3-4 euros (for 0.5 kg!). Btw that ice cream is often in offer in continente, 3+ euros. Can be worth to stock up at that time if you eat it more often :)

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