Comments on: chouriço assado com aguardente

By: Helder

Helder — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:26:49 +0000

Interesting place, Café Santa Cruz.
Had a tea there last autumn but did’nt know Of it’s history.

By the way did You know that the word for the herbal infusion we drink – chai, called ‘tea’ inthe rest of europe, probably originates from Portugal? It refers to a medieval port. Company: Transportes Europa – Asia = TEA! Lol.

By: PSilva

PSilva — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:35:50 +0000

@Emma,
I guess i didn’t explain correctly. I’m refering to restaurants who say they are, for example, spanish but they’re not. Their menu is at least 90% portuguese, not a real spanish restaurant (and there are some good ones around portugal).
Don’t know if it was the case with that one, but it reminded me of those cases.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:26 +0000

Why travel? The food is the same everywhere else! (Or, ‘the food is just as good in spain’…) Don’t get me wrong, it was a great meal and very friendly… just like a real portuguese place!

By: P.Silva

P.Silva — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:55:54 +0000

@Emma,

Thought so hehehe.I know some restaurants like that. They do it on purpose so that portuguese clients in search for “something different” go there.

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:25:19 +0000

hehehe, Yep. We ate caracois, presunto and probably bacalhau com natas too… heheheh… the only thing spanish was the size of the dishes – tiny like tapas.

By: P.Silva

P.Silva — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:46:06 +0000

So… What was so spanish about this restaurant? The name?