Portuguese Food Tour | What & Where to Eat in Lisbon, Portugal - First Timer’s Guide!

salted cod

🥗Healthier: fresh cod

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Fresh cod is lower in sodium, while canned tuna is more affordable.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen fries

Sweet potatoes add nutrients, while frozen fries save prep time.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: no olives

Green olives are lower in calories, while omitting olives simplifies the dish.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Introduce the pastel de nata as the most famous pastry in Portugal, created in Lisbon by monks who used leftover egg yolks.

Visit Fabrica de nada to try the pastel de nata, noting its flaky crust and egg custard filling.

Describe the taste of the pastel de nata, mentioning vanilla, cinnamon, and powdered sugar.

Order a Bika, an espresso shot, and explain its lighter taste compared to Italian espresso.

Add sugar to the Bika for better flavor, explaining the history behind the name 'Bika'.

Transition to trying the bifana and Prego sandwiches at O Treville, noting the local atmosphere.

Describe the bifana as pork sautéed in garlic and seasoning, served on Portuguese bread.

Describe the Prego as similar to bifana but made with beef, and mention adding mustard and piri piri sauce.

Taste the bifana and Prego sandwiches, commenting on the tenderness of the meat and the flavors of the mustard and sauce.

Enjoy local beers with the sandwiches, commenting on the chaotic but friendly atmosphere of the restaurant.

Move on to try ginja, a cherry liqueur, explaining its sweetness and medicinal reputation.

Discuss the option of having ginja with a cherry or in a chocolate cup, and taste it, noting the burn and sweetness.

Mention the history of the ginja place being family-run since 1890.

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