Miranda do Corvo Turnip Preserve

Semide Nabada is a spoon preserve of turnips, sugar and almonds. The Coimbra Region confirms that base composition and recalls older versions scented with musk, cinnamon, orange blossom or rosewater.

The fullest open local formula reviewed directs the cook to slice and boil the turnips in salted water, keep them in cold water changed daily for four days, then finish them in thread-stage syrup with almonds, musk and rosewater. The syrup's water quantity and the capacity of the spoonful of musk are not published; the recipe page preserves those gaps instead of pretending precision.