We loved this place so much last night that we went back again tonight. It was just as good, and I can only wish we were staying in Evora one more night.
To appease my good friend Snide Lee (see comments section of my previous Botequim post), tonight we had the Ham Pata Negra (very thing slices of black pig), the Roasted Cheese with Marjoram (OMG), and the Pork Lombinhos Grilled. The pork came with a salad and house made chips. Yum to the Nth degree! If you ever find yourself in Evora, you must come here for dinner at least once!
It was pretty much Americans and Canadians. Julie, our new friend from San Francisco that we met wine tasting today, joined us. We met a couple from Canada, and another couple from Pittsburgh who are headed to the same hotel as us in the Algarve just one day behind us. Everybody here is super friendly….must be the Portugese running off!
Oh, this is a “swine” tasting blog? Ya know, I read a lot. Especially about things… about history. I find that shit fascinating. Here’s a fact I don’t know whether you know or not. Black pigs were spawned by Iberians. It’s a fact. Yeah. You see Black Pigs have, uh, Iberian blood pumpin’ through their hearts. Hey, if you don’t believe me you can look it up. Hundreds and hundreds of years ago, the Phoenicians conquered Portugal, like everyone else had, and brought with them domesticated pigs. Those pigs interbed with Portuguese wild boars, and then eloped to the Iberian… Read more »