01422nas a2200157   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003100001500044700001400059245024100073856011800314300001000432520080900442022001301251       2020                            d1 aJ. Salvado1 aV. Joukes00aCod, a symbolic marker of Portuguese food identity: A look at the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro territory [Bacalhau, um marcador simbólico da identidade alimentar portuguesa: Um olhar sobre o território de Trás-Os-Montes e alto douro]  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85085071944&partnerID=40&md5=1f9874e5829ae450428c2523e8ac7255  a55-683 aThe food heritage considers all the human existence variables infiltrating inside of economic, social and cultural territories. This work intended to examine the Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro traditional gastronomy, by analysing the best-selling dishes in local restaurants and presenting cod as an obvious marker of regional cuisine. The research strategy was anchored in a triangulation methodology of sources (culinary books and 148 surveys by questionnaire) and data (quantitative and qualitative), aiming to study the different perspectives of the Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro gastronomy and also achieving a more complete explanation of the obtained outcomes. The results showed a predominance of cod in the menus, which is consistent with the cultural practices, being a powerful identity marker.  a1645586X