The best sardines in Portugal - Peniche
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Chris & Katie Russell
Tue 13 Jun 2017 15:15
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We arrived at this large fishing port just after 1
o'clock and by the time we had tied up and got our selves sorted out we heard a
long klaxon sounded from over by the fishing dock - it was about quarter to two
by now. Immediately pretty much all the small and medium sized fishing boats
started their engines and headed out of port. Mass exodus. Goodness knows what
would have happened if we (or any other boat) had been coming in to port at the
same time
We were told by the visiting policeman; who was checking
our papers; that these were the sardine fleet for Portugal as Peniche sardines
are famous all over the country as being the best and indeed since then we have
seen sardines on sale being advertised in restaurants as coming
from 'Peniche'. Boats from Porto, Figueira, Lagos, Lisbon as well as others
come annually to Peniche for the sardine season - June to August. All the local
restaurants were selling them - so we just had to give them a try - at the aptly
name Restaurant Sardinhos - they were delicious - as was the locally caught
sea bream served grilled with garlic potatoes and a vegetable mush
We retired to the boat ia a local cafe on the quayside -
2 coffees and a generous glass of white wine was 3.50 euros -
bargain
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