Limpets

It's Friday, I have the day off! ❤️

First, I picked up my ordered bread 🍞 from the village baker. You have to order the "better" bread here and normally the bakery is only open when they bake, so in the evening and the night 😳. But he tells you when you can pick it up, so it was my personal appointment and he waited for me 👑.

Then I chit-chatted with the fisherman 🎣 at the harbor ⚓. He told me that no one goes out in January, so I couldn't buy any fish 🐟 here at the harbor, but I could try again in February. So let's see...

That took care of all my tasks for today 😂, leaving everything open.

First, I went up to the Miradouro Pico de Mafra and looked at the Mosteiros from above.
Then it was time to try the local seafood 🐚🐙🐟.

Have you ever eaten limpets? You're probably familiar with them. They're the things that cling to the rocks at the tideline in the sea like tiny volcanoes.

They're not as salty as mussels and have a much denser texture - also denser than garden snails. They're served in a bubbling hot cast-iron pan with lemon and garlic. Do I need to eat them more often?
No 🤪.

But I interviewed the owner extensively 😂 and now I have his phone number ☎️.

They not only have special menu and a "normal" menu, they also have a daily menu that you have to order the day before. I've already ordered for tomorrow; they're having octopus 🐙😋.

We'll see if I use that phone number more often.

As a side note: In summer the restaurant has the perfect view 🌊 but in winter the terrace is closed.Læs mere