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to be grilled Portuguese sardines. The smell of pressed, probably since the season was past, and we
charred fish wafts through the streets of Lisbon the were dining on a frozen catch. Our next visit will be
entiremonthofJunewhensardinesareinseason.On inJunewhenweplantosamplethemagain,hopefully
June 12 and 13, when the city celebrates Saint An- with better results.
thony Day, everyone gorges on these silvery fish, one Most foodies have experienced tapas, if not in
of Portugal's national symbols found on all kinds of Spain, then in one of the thousands of tapas restau-
souvenirs - clothing, coffee mugs, and jewelry. rants around the world. The rough equivalent of
We tried sardines on this trip but weren't im- tapas in Portugal is petiscos, found in countless bars

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