we spent almost a whole month in portugal, and once more, i decided to keep track of the special things we ate, so that we could make another food list. we’re quite predictable, as it turns out, and return mostly to the same staples: lots of bakery items and sentimental food our moms make. here are the highlights:
butter toast
octopus rice
cookies cake
pork à la alentejana
pork steaks with ‘shrooms
chocolate salami
palmier
mom’s marmelade
mom’s tomato jam
sweet bean tartelet
pão d’ul
P.’s mom meatballs
pumpkin’s smoked sausage
galão
punched potatoes
limiano cheese
natas
broa de mel
berlin ball (the real ones!)
codfish burger with açorda
burger with potatoes
fancy french pastry
another french pastry
strawberry-profiterole pie
grelos (broccoli rabe)
butter croissant
cheese/ham toast
croissants
butter toast
jesuíta
chocolate croissant
salmon with chestnuts
another berlin ball
pastel de nata
alheiras
meia de leite
my stomach is grumbling already!
when i make these lists, i get the feeling people might think we only eat crap… well, it isn’t true. what you see here is a glimpse, a condensed version of the more interesting things me and P eat. the other stuff, the plain omelettes, soups and other very mundane dishes are not that interesting, and are therefore omitted. believe it or not, all in all, we eat quite decently. :)
