And when I met locals who are kind, laid-back, and welcoming, that feeling became a fact. Most of the recipes come from nuns who baked with the yolks after using the egg whites to starch uniforms. They also have rows upon rows of almond cookies and pastries.. In addition to eating so much sugar , I tried a few other local flavors. Wines of Portugal allows you to put a few euros on a card, which you insert into a slot above a case of wines. You choose the wine and receive a taste of port, vine verde green wine , or Madeira for anywhere between.
This cheese literally melts as soon as you cut into it⦠and now my mouth is watering just remembering how awesome it was! Upon arrival at The Lisbon Loft hostel, I dropped my bags and headed out to start my tour.
I learned that although bacalhau salted cod is a favorite in Portugal, most Portuguese have never seen a live codfish. Our small 3-person tour wound our way through limestone and basalt mosaic cobblestone streets, stopping to admire tiles on the homes and photos that depict famous fado singers and the local community.
Our guide decoded the street art depicting the first diva of fado, Maria Severa Onofriando, who was also a prostitute. Other parts of the mural include the neighborhood gossips and a Baby Jesus hugging the world and riding on the back of St. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers. In this case, it lead to creative, colorful streets where artists are given a blank canvas and as much time as needed to create a masterpiece. In America, canned fishβ tuna, sardines, etc.
Not so in Lisbon. Canned fish in artisanal sauces is sold everywhere from the grocery store to specialty shops to nice restaurants. Ginjinha is a sweet drink made from infusing ginja sour cherries in aguardente firewater and mixing it with sugar and other ingredients.
