Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo (literally Bacalhau ''à la'' Zé do Pipo) is a common codfish (

bacalhau () is the Portuguese word for cod and—in a culinary context—dried and salted cod. Fresh (unsalted) cod is referred to as (fresh cod). Portuguese and other cuisines dishes are common in Portugal, and also in former Portuguese colonies ...

) dish in

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. It is an oven baked dish, consisting in layers of bacalhau (previously boiled in milk), onion (or

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), mashed potatoes with a hint of ground

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and mayonnaise. Although mayonnaise is not traditionally used in

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, in this dish it's considered typical. It is usually garnished with olives and/or peppers. The recipe originates from

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, having achieved popularity in

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, being named after its creator, ''Zé do Pipo'', who owned a famous restaurant in that city during the 1960s. He won a national gastronomic contest with this main course, making many restaurants adopt it in their menus and popularizing it through the country to this day.

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