Taking a break from my assignments, I came across a few photos that I would like to share with you. It was on Portugal Day (13/6), and the Portuguese celebrate with a festival at the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne, Australia.
My cousin and I headed to the market at around 9am to see what it was all about. There were stalls lined in the carpark of the market selling Portuguese egg tarts, Grilled Sardines, Chorizos and donuts, Portuguese style called Farturas.
The donuts were long instead of round, but had the same cinnamon sugar coating and consistency of the common donut.
The grilled sardine was somewhat salty, but we later found out, we had to remove the skin as the fish was coated with salt before grilling. The flesh was nice and firm. Tasty too. I have forgotten the prices of the foods, but recall that they were costly for such simple fare. The hotdog you see in the picture is the chorizo (spicy sausage) roll, which I think cost AUD7.00 each. We were quite happy with our outing, although it would have been nicer if there were more stalls with more varieties of food and drinks. The highlight of the day was the portuguese dance by a group of children.
Looking forward to the next festival in town soon. Time to check the calendar!
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