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Pork Karaage

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Lunch: Pork Karaage, salad, rice, miso soup @ 12:10 p.m.

I was craving for Karaage, usually chicken but there was only pork in the fridge. It turns really nice and the furikake (ゆかり）was so delicious with shiso flavor.

Another round（おかわり）

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Breakfast: Bolo de bolacha, orange, coffee @ 8:00 a.m.
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Bifana, One of Portuguese Soul Foods

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We walked toward/around Alfama, one of oldest neighborhoods in Lisbon. The garden with a viewpoint, we wanted to go was still closed and a staff said it would be reopened on Monday.

Unexpectedly we were in front of our favorite bifana place. Why not enjoying one!? It’s been a long time since we had it in December 2019. Bifana is a Portuguese pork sandwich with mustard and piripiri (hot sauce). It is like a soul food and goes really well with beer. Usually help yourself to add mustard and piripiri as you like when dining in but this time they just asked and added in the kitchen. It was a lot more than I usually do and so hot!!! I mean it was the best. Locals know how to enjoy it best. Bifana 2.50€ x 2, Beer 1€ @ 11:30 a.m.

I am so obsessed with dogs and art pieces of this particular artist.

Lunch: Steak salad and rose wine @ 2:30 p.m.

Dessert: Bolo de bolacha @ 4:30 p.m.

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Breakfast: French toast & carrot cake, apple, coffee @ 7:10 a.m., Empada de pato @ 9:30 a.m.

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Hair Done & Sushi

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Since last August I hadn’t been to a hair salon and my hair had look miserable with a lot of gray hair. Today I went to get a hair cut and color after two-month “lock down”

After spending 5 hours and 165€ here is my new hair. Love it!!! I was so brave that I chose a hairdresser who didn’t speak English, so I was not sure she understood what I asked…I learned something too. Highlight is expensive! If I got only cut and root color only, it would cost 45€.

Lunch: Take out Japanese from Watashi, Lisboa @ 4:30 p.m. His: Teriyaki chicken bento (10€), mine: Gunkan mix (12€)

A friend of mine, Portuguese guy says that sushi in Lisbon is terrible, but I think it’s not bad. It’s different from ones in California or Japan but pretty good 🙂

Dessert

Walk to the miradouro after lunch

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Breakfast: Croissant, strawberries, coffee @ 7:10 a.m., Soba, only he had @ 9:00 a.m. If I had known I spent 5 hours in the salon, I would have had soba too. I was starving when my hair was done (The salon offers snack and drink tho.)

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Vinho Gatão Rosé

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Am I vinhoholic!? (vinho = wine in Portuguese) Today we don’t have a stock of wine and I was not going to drink but felt so depressed…Then I ran to buy some bottles in the afternoon and enjoyed snacking around 4:00 p.m. Btw, the weather is weird, so warm and news warned a bad air quality because of PM10 from Africa…

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Breakfast: French toast with pistachio cream, strawberries, coffee @ 7:50 a.m.

Soup @ 11:30 a.m.

Lunch: Guanciale & cress carbonara @ 1:30 p.m.

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Buying Wine 2 Glasses for 5.99€

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We took a walk to the market to see a new art series.

On the way home I bought a set of two red wine glasses at Continente, a supermarket. With the collection of 5 stickers (get a sticker for a purchase more than 20€) I was able to buy it for 5.99€ (worth more than 20€). With 15 stickers, it would’ve been free.

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Breakfast: Queque com uva passa, strawberries, coffee @ 7:30 a.m.

Soup @ 10:20 a.m.

Lunch: Roasted duck, cress, red wine, bread @ 12:30 p.m.

Snack @ 1:15 p.m.

Beer & Wine, Home

I really don’t care about carbs any more…

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Breakfast: Portuguese croissant with chocolate sauce and cream cheese, apple, coffee @ 7:15 a.m.

Soup @ 10:20 a.m.

This is our favorite bread, Trigo from Terrapão (3€). It’s huge and probably weighs 750g-1kg. Crispy outside, soft and chewy inside.

Appetizer: Trigo, pizza bread with olive and chouriço, wine @ 1:00 p.m. This wine is one of my favorite, which is available at Pingo Doce and I buy it when it’s discounted.

Lunch: Spaghetti meat sauce

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Walking around the Central Lisbon

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Breakfast: Apple pastry & smoked salmon sandwich, coffee @ 8-9:00 a.m.

Summer time starts today in Portugal. We took Metro to Cais do Sodré to walk around the central Lisbon. There were not many people, I assume only locals since the country has been closed and restricts travel between municipalities until Easter.

We can resist anything but freshly baked Portuguese egg tarts. So good 🙂

Stopped by a Asian market to get soba, ramen & curry (total 13€)

Lunch: Leftover curry rice & bacalhau com natas @ 1:00 p.m.

Another egg tart with cinnamon & tea @ 3:15 p.m.

Getting hungry @ 7:00 p.m., banana chips & nuts @ 8:00 p.m.

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Bacalhau com Natas & Sardinha Avocate Don

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Lunch: Bacalhau com Natas (Creamed salted cod), salad, Alentejo chardonnay @ 1:45 p.m.

Sardinha Avocate Don @ 2:50 p.m.

Simply heat up canned sardine with ginger, garlic and a little bit soy sauce then add avocado. Yummy 🙂

Still hungry @ 7:00 p.m.

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Breakfast: Easy apple pie, coffee @ 8:30 a.m.

Brunch: Smoked salmon, avocado, cream cheese sandwich, chardonnay @ 11:00 a.m.

Beer & Wine, Home, Portuguese Cuisine

Frango Panado (Portuguese Chicken Katsu)

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Wine tasting & snacking @ 11:00 a.m., I love a couple of Freixo reds and chardonnay, so why not try Freixo Chardonnay (11€) !? To be honest, it’s good but my expectation was too great to exceed…Or maybe there are too many good and cheaper wines in Portugal. Or Chardonnay was my favorite white in California but Encruzado and Verdelho are my new favorite here in Portugal.

Lunch: Frango Panado with salad @ 1:10 p.m. At first round I enjoyed the chicken simply with salt and lemon.

Second round: Japanese style, with rice, tonkatsu sauce and some green

In the afternoon, we walked to Saldanha area to get some Japanese grocery.

Dashi soy sauce, shredded nori, ramen, green tea soba, dogtooth violet starch, total 23.41€, Japanese grocery is much more expensive with much less variety comparing to Los Angeles. What I miss most about life in LA is 1) Asian food and 2) Driving (surprisingly!)

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Breakfast: Pão de deus, leftover french toast, strawberries, coffee @ 7:15 a.m.

His second breakfast: Cheese & chouriço sandwich