Portuguese Authentic Dining… and the Salted Cod – One Road at a Time

I on the other hand chose the grilled pork chop with garlic and just like Abi, I took one bite and knew I had chosen well.  Our meals were delicious.  Abadia is seemingly a huge local favorite.  The restaurant seats 280 people and our server told us that on Saturdays, they serve 1,200 – 1,500 meals.  Needless to say we’ll enjoy our meals on weekdays.

Portuguese
Grilled pork chop with garlic sauce and freshly fried chips.
Everything is Better With Butter

So yes, we’ve been eating well.  Maybe even a little too well, which lends itself to trekking the hills of Porto. We’ve even tried vegan introduced to us by our friends Amy and Andrew from Our Big Fat Travel Adventure.  They’re vegan and they recently spent a month in Porto.  On one of our outings together they introduced us to a vegan buffet restaurant, which we found quite yummy.

Contrary to everything I just wrote above, I’ve often thought I could easily become a vegetarian. I couldn’t do vegan because I love me some cheese and butter.  As my idol, Julia, always said, “Everything is better with butter.”  It’s a good thing though to expose our taste buds to new culinary experiences such as a vegan meal and goat in a casserole.

But, I draw the line at fish… and mushrooms.

I on the other hand chose the grilled pork chop with garlic and just like Abi, I took one bite and knew I had chosen well.  Our meals were delicious.  Abadia is seemingly a huge local favorite.  The restaurant seats 280 people and our server told us that on Saturdays, they serve 1,200 – 1,500 meals.  Needless to say we’ll enjoy our meals on weekdays.

Portuguese
Grilled pork chop with garlic sauce and freshly fried chips.
Everything is Better With Butter

So yes, we’ve been eating well.  Maybe even a little too well, which lends itself to trekking the hills of Porto. We’ve even tried vegan introduced to us by our friends Amy and Andrew from Our Big Fat Travel Adventure.  They’re vegan and they recently spent a month in Porto.  On one of our outings together they introduced us to a vegan buffet restaurant, which we found quite yummy.

Contrary to everything I just wrote above, I’ve often thought I could easily become a vegetarian. I couldn’t do vegan because I love me some cheese and butter.  As my idol, Julia, always said, “Everything is better with butter.”  It’s a good thing though to expose our taste buds to new culinary experiences such as a vegan meal and goat in a casserole.

But, I draw the line at fish… and mushrooms.

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