# What happened to Portugal?  (historic)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 30, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-portugal-historic/744665 "2016-01-30T17:21:53Z")\
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I used to live in the Portuguese area of Sydney (Petersham), and often dined at the first and best Portuguese restaurant there[, Gloria’s Cafe.](http://gloriascafe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/menu-landscape-mains-201516.pdf)

Yes, lots of salted cod, but plenty of delicious alternatives:

Alentejana (Porco)  
(Diced Pork Fried w/ Clams, Coriander, pickles served on top of Fried Cubed Potatoes)

Rojões  
(Pork chunks cooked in Red Wine topped w/ onions and served w/Chorizo, rice, fried cubed potatoes)

Feijoada  
(Red Bean Stew with Pork, Chorizo, Beef with Rice)

Caldeirada de Marisco  
(Seafood stew w/ various fish, clams, mussels, prawns served w/ Potatoes)

The Portuguese butchers in the area had the best pork I’ve had anywhere.

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