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Grocery Shopping @ Mercado & Mercearia

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I went to Mercado 31 de Janeiro, a traditional market in Lisbon.

A good place to buy fresh fruits and seafood. Of course Portuguese cheese and wine too.

Today I didn’t go to a supermarket but shopped all grocery @ mercado and mercearia (little grocery store).

Cod egg & shrimp from mercado

Lunch: Queijo fresco (fresh cheese), olive, bread, strawberries, leitão (roasted pork), wine @ 12:10 p.m., This Dão white wine has a clean taste. Everything else tasted so good.

I was taught at a fish market that Portugueses either boiled or grill cod eggs, so I grilled. It tasted good without any seasoning but better with a little bit salt or soy sauce.

Portuguese shrimp pasta seasoned with garlic, butter & lemon

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Breakfast: Vegan pancakes with pistachio cream, coffee @ 6:45 a.m.

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Easy Apple Pie & O-Bento

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A friend shared an easy recipe of “Apple Pie” using a packaged pastry sheet. 1. Lay sugar evenly under sheet, 2. Cut apple and lay on the sheet, 3. put tiny pieces of butter on apple evenly, 4. bake in 200C oven for 15 minutes, 5. Sprinkle sugar on apple and bake another 15 minutes

Breakfast: Easy apple pie & coffee @ 7:00 a.m. I had more of it @ 11:50 a.m.

In the morning the holes in the bathroom were filled…

Lunch: O-Bento of chicken karaage, “shishito” pepper, rice @ 12:20 p.m., Since I was not sure how long people work in our bathroom and I am not comfortable to cook while someone in the house, I prepared lunch last night.

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Spending a day in a hotel…

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Breakfast: Bola de Berlim, apple, coffee @ 6:40 a.m., Instant noodle with egg @ 8:30 a.m.

Since a contractor/plumbers work in our bathroom all day, the landlord reserves a hotel room for us. He chose to stay home and I took the offer. It was perfect to get relaxed alone.

I went back to home to feed him and myself @ 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Spent the afternoon in the hotel. Yay, it has a tub!

I went back home and enjoyed beer & chips. It was such a guilty pleasure @ 6:10 p.m.

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Asian Salmon & Wall Art

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Lunch: Asian salmon & cress, rice, red wine @ 1:25 p.m.

Dessert: Apple Pie & more wine

During last summer we walked for viewpoints (Miradouros). Now most of them are closed because of lockdown, so we walk for murals/street arts or whatever we might find interesting…This is fun 🙂

Get hungry after the walk: Mil filhas & cafe @ 6:00 p.m.

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I got up really early and had breakfast 3 times: Yogurt & melon @ 5:15 a.m., Chocolate croissant & coffee @ 6:40 a.m., Curry rice @ 8:45 a.m.

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Middle Eastern Appetizer Box

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A Caixa do Oriente Médio (40€), we ordered from a friend’s new business.

Lebanese & Syrian Appetizer with white & red wines @ 1:10 p.m.

Leftover for tomorrow. Yay!

Dessert

Rib curry rice @ 2:45 p.m.

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Breakfast @ 8:20 a.m.

some more work in the bathroom from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.

Since our bathroom is not available, we went to the market to use a bathroom. I was surprised there was a long line for my favorite bakery. I always avoid grocery shopping on weekends.

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Ouch! Bathroom is a mess…

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Breakfast: French with pistachio cream, coffee @ 7:20 a.m., Arroz de Pato (duck rice) & soup @ 10:30 a.m.

There’s been a leak issue in other units of this apartment building since last December. Recently some plumber “found” a crack on the pipe that is located very closed to our bathroom. So today we have two gentlemen to replace the pipe or fix the crack. But! They need to break the wall to reach the spot. OMG…there was no crack on the pipe that had been previously reported, but they still see the water. Now they need to come back to break another wall to reach a different pipe… It’s very inconvenient not be able to use the bathroom for hours. Plus, we can’t go anywhere to spend time or use a bathroom because of the “lockdown” in Portugal. Shoot!

Lunch: Kebab sandwich @ 1:40 p.m. I went out to use a bathroom in the market nearby and picked up lunch.

Simple bread with butter & pate, olive pizza bread, wine @ 5:00 p.m. after they left.

Tea with cherry syrup @ 7:15 p.m. Stressed out because they will come back to work in the bathroom again tomorrow.

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Sushi Lunch by Glovo

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Delivery lunch by Glovo: Chirashi lunch, “California roll” + wine @ 2:30 p.m.

Glovo is so popular as UberEats in Lisbon. Since my favorite sushi place, Aron works only with Glovo, I ordered through it for the first time. Two appetizers and miso soup come with Chirashi. The rolls in the middle picture is called California. Fresh salmon, cooked shrimp and avocado are inside. It’s different from one we know in California but it tastes very good 🙂

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Breakfast: Waffle, apple, coffee @ 7:30 a.m.

Clams & wine @ 11:30 a.m.

Chocolate and more wine @ 11:45 a.m.

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Carne de Porco À Alentejana

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Bacalhau à Brás salada & Cerveja Preta @ 12:50 p.m. I tried a new recipe of Portuguese dish today. While cooking, we started enjoying appetizer and beer.

Lunch: Carne de Porco À Alentejana & rice @ 1:20 p.m.

It’s unique because I’ve never seen a dish combined pork with clams. Again it has a lot of umami.

We finally finished creme de leite.

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Breakfast: Croissant with Nutella & Pistachio cream, orange, coffee @ 7:20 a.m.