Arroz Doce is a Portuguese rice pudding and it is one of my favorite desserts, which I make time to time. As it turns out, many other countries have similar versions of this rice pudding, so I'm not really sure where it originated. What I can say is: Portuguese probably eat the most rice among Europeans.
Bolo de Cenoura is a delicious carrot cake covered in chocolate ganache, and it is one of my favorite cakes ever. It is very different from what people in most countries consider a carrot cake. The Portuguese version seems to be inspired by the Brazilian version, which, in turn, seems inspired in the American version of this cake.