Foods alexgonc Has Tried

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

This sausage saved Jews' lives in Inquisition-era Portugal.

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.

With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

Royalty adored the Abbot of Priscos' porcine dessert.

On Easter in Greece, whole lambs roast beside succulent skewers of their offal.