Red wine and chestnuts
Friday was red wine and chesnuts day. All week everyone had been telling me how we were going to drink red wine and eat chestnuts on Friday. When I asked why I got this blank look and "Because its red wine and chestnuts day". Obviously I hadn't understood.
I found out on the day it was the festival of San Marthinho which celebrates the first bottling of the new vintage. And we weren't really drinking red wine - instead 'agua pe' bottled from the first (water) flush of the wine vats. The guys kept trying to tell me it was non-alcoholic but I'm not so sure. Saints days are big here - today is St Fatima's day (the most important Portuguese saint) and theres a huge procession carrying lights through Lisbon (or maybe its just the prelims to starting riots a la Paris!).
I found out on the day it was the festival of San Marthinho which celebrates the first bottling of the new vintage. And we weren't really drinking red wine - instead 'agua pe' bottled from the first (water) flush of the wine vats. The guys kept trying to tell me it was non-alcoholic but I'm not so sure. Saints days are big here - today is St Fatima's day (the most important Portuguese saint) and theres a huge procession carrying lights through Lisbon (or maybe its just the prelims to starting riots a la Paris!).
The BBQ setup - suddenly my one in Yokine doesnt look so bad
The local favourite sausage - farinheira - pork fat and flour grllled on the BBQ
Just like in Australia a barbie need to be watched....
2 comments:
bahaa! Pocket knife!
Pocket knives are very important here. Everyone has at least one, and its a big deal who has the sharpest and handiest. Dont bring one to cut your bread and you get offered 4 in millisecs. Theyd never survive the Rio pocket knife ban.
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