The image depicts an active cooking scene within a stone and brick fireplace, located indoors in Vila Real, Portugal

The image depicts an active cooking scene within a stone and brick fireplace, located indoors in Vila Real, Portugal. A prominent wood fire burns on the left side of the hearth, characterized by bright orange and yellow flames emitting white smoke, with multiple logs fueling the blaze and a bed of glowing red embers and grey ash beneath. A black, lidded, three-legged cast-iron pot rests directly on the hearth's stone floor, adjacent to the left stone pillar of the fireplace, positioned near the fire. On the right side of the hearth, a metal grill grate holds several pieces of raw or lightly cooked, light-pink meat, likely ribs, situated above hot coals. A pair of long, black, scissor-like metal tongs leans against the right brick wall of the fireplace, and a rectangular metallic tray or platter is visible on the brick floor to the far right. Two small, dark metal brackets are embedded in the upper back brick wall. The floor in the immediate foreground consists of red-brown rectangular bricks with grey mortar. Partial views of two individuals are present at the bottom of the frame: a left foot wearing a white sneaker with dark blue trousers, and a right foot wearing a dark blue and tan slipper.