Growing up as first generation American in a Portuguese family, my parents made sure my sisters and I stayed close to our Portuguese heritage growing up. My childhood summers are filled with memories of driving to different cities in northern California to attend Portuguese Holy Ghost 'Festas'.
Food was always a big part of any festa. One of the things I remember and loved to eat as a child were these hard, salty beans called Tremocos, in Portuguese. They were sold in a ziplock bag with salty water to keep them moist.
In Portugal, on the Azores Islands, where my Dad is from, they serve Tremocos as bar snacks and now as an adult I know why....they go perfect with red wine or beer.
