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borhoods. Rita led us inside Faz Frio, an iconic petiscos–Portuguese snacks or small plates. The
Lisbon eatery, one of just nine over 100 years first was peixinhos da horta or as we would say,
old. tempura green beans. Ho hum, you might think.
We were greeted by its new owner, twenty- But this fried finger food was delicious and ad-
something Jorge Marques, had completely re- dicting. Nest up were Portuguese salt cod frit-
stored the aged interior an airy and comfortable ters or pastéis de bacalhau, fried balls of salt
dining spot with two private rooms. They es- cod, potato, onion, and parsley. Finding great
corted us to one of their traditionally called pri- petiscos can be challenging, even though these
vate rooms, where, for many decades, lovers little bar treats are commonplace. These a sa-
and scoundrels conspired in secret. vory tidbits gave us a new appreciation of the
They treated our small group to two delicious ubiquitous salt cod.

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