Where should we be today Tina - We should be in Portugal Norm - We should
but there's something preventing us going there - That is the pandemic business Norm that's still
going on - So why don't we do something fun today - Oh that sounds exciting
- Why don't we have a day as though we are in Portugal and all the food we eat the wine
the liquor will all be Portuguese do you think we could get somebody to make our favourite dinner
for us - Wow I think that would be awesome Norm - Well lets stick with it and we will
start off with our favourite morning coffee with you know what - With our favourite Pastel de Nata
- So stick with us and we will take you through our virtual day in Portugal
and we will relive some memories along the way with you - One of the favourite things that we
love to have in Portugal is we like to have coffee and a Pastel de Nata cake with it
and sometimes we will buy these from a grocery store and take them home and other times we will
go and have it in a little coffee shop won't we Norm - We will it is one of those mid morning
things we like to do when we are in Portugal and for those that don't know what a Pastel de Nata is
Pastel de Belem it's basically an egg custard tart with crispy pastry
- Wonderful - We found out about a store in Kitchener so we popped over there to pick up some goodies
it was a bakery the selection of baked goods was absolutely fantastic they had breads and
rolls but they had a whole row a shelf a long shelf full in their display cabinet of Pastel
de Nata and they looked incredibly authentic - Yes they did so we were umming and ahhing weren't
we Norm how many to take - We thought initially we would just have 2 then Tina thought how about 4
so we asked for 4 and then the lady behind the counter said that if we ordered 6 they
would discount the tax off it so we wouldn't pay tax so everyone likes a deal - Yes
so Norm said sign us up for that we will take 6 so we have 6 Pastel de Nata's - We do and so
we are heating them in the air fryer and that is the first time we have ever done that with these
they beauty about that is that the pastry comes out incredibly crisp it's warm but the custard
the filling is just warm not burning hot whereas before we always microwaved them
haven't we - Yes they kind of go tough when you do them in the microwave the air fryer seems to be
perfect really really nice - So we have enjoyed a Pastel de Nata and a coffee this morning and
now it's waiting for lunch time OK Tina what are we going to have for lunch on a Portuguese theme
- I thought it would be really nice for us to have some sardines Norm something really light because
we are going to have a big meal later so I thought maybe we would have some Portuguese sardines on a
salad what do you think - Sounds great and these are ones that we also found at the Portuguese store
they have a little supermarket we really like Portuguese canned sardines because we find they
are a little bit bigger than the ones from other countries slightly firmer it's just a healthy
lunch it's nice and light so we have a bed of lettuce - Yes and we got some hummus and some
shredded beetroot which we also found at the store didn't we - It was quite the shopping trip
- Yes we are going to have to go back there again Norm - Perfect for a light lunch - Well this has been
a great Portuguese day in Canada - It's been wonderful - So we finally got to dinner time and
we are going to try and pronounce this but you know we are famous
for getting it wrong (Yes) That's part of our charm - So go easy in the comments - But before we
get into what our mystery dish is you all know we like the JP wine so it's that time of day
- Oh I can't wait - Would you like some wine Tina - I would love some - OK so here we go Some for Norm
So we always buy JP at the supermarket it's a very nice wine isn't it
so here's to future travels when we can get back to Portugal and The Algarve safely - Yes we can't wait
Oh smell that - Yep it's sunshine in a glass Tina - Oh wonderful Cheers
- Cheers - That's lovely - So you know we went to Kitchener specifically to get this dish
because they make it to order and there are not many places that we can find that we can buy it
from and we first had this in Portugal and we fell in love with it so every time we are in Portugal
- We always have it it's one of our favourite dishes now isn't it - And we can get it either
as a frozen food - Yes which as you know but this was really good that we found somebody who would cook it
to order - Made it from scratch and so we brought this home and it's Bacalhau com Natas
which loosely translates into Cod with cream - Which is a speciality of Portugal
- And this is what it looks like just beautiful presentation and it smells absolutely amazing
- It does doesn't it - So we are not going to subject you to watching us eat our Bacalhau com Natas
you see Tina won't pronounce it she's just kicking me under the table - No I can Bacalhau
com Natas how about that - Very good excellent and there is one treat we are going to have after
dinner isn't there - Yes absolutely - And we are going to give a pronunciation try to this one so what's
our favourite Portuguese liquor Tina - I call it Beirao - And Google translate calls it Beirao
- And this is what it looks like - So here is Beirao - Oh and this is
probably our favourite liquor isn't it - It is - And one of the best ways is to have it is in a
small glass pour it over a couple of ice cubes - Or a big ice cube we have little ice cubes - Yes
pour it over ice and it is absolutely wonderful we love it - It's difficult to find we have
searched the LCBO website in Ontario for it and there is one store in Kitchener Waterloo region
that has it so that was another good reason to go to Kitchener - Wasn't it all the other places were
like 6 or 7 hours away from here weren't they perhaps maybe that's something everybody else
could do - Yes why don't you try having Portugal for a day - Yes and then you can get back to us and
see how your day went - And on that we will toast everyone and wish you a very pleasant evening
and we hope everyone is staying safe - And keeping well - And until the next time bye bye, - bye bye