The Portugal kiosk's menu had 2 savory snacks and 1 sweet snack.
Linguica sausage with onions, peppers and olives ($4):
Linguica, as the mobile site explains, is "a Portuguese pork sausage that's cured and seasoned with garlic and paprika."
M's take: The linguica sausage was really tasty. The peppers and onions it came with were a nice combination of sour and salty. When I have sausages and peppers, it's usually Italian-style so it was interesting to see the Portuguese take on a similar dish.
A's take: This was a tasty dish, but it reminded me of a modified sausage and peppers sandwich that I could get in any NYC street festival. Granted, I really like them so it wasn't a bad thing. It was nice that the onions and peppers were pickled and not grilled, and that was the main difference between this dish and a NYC street sausage. The sourness was a nice change. A very tasty dish overall.
Calamari salad with fennel, smoked paprika and olive oil ($2.75):
M's take: This salad was good, but too salty for my taste. I liked that the seafood was fresh and clean, and the peppers and onions were good, but there was just too much sodium.
A's take: This dish had a lot of potential. The seafood tasted very fresh and was well cooked. The peppers and onions were clean and added a nice crunch to the dish. The only problem was that they seemed to just dump an entire container of salt on to this dish. The saltiness nearly made this inedible.
Pastel de nata (egg custard in a puff pastry shell) ($3):
M's take: This was OK. I'm not a big fan of egg tarts or egg custards, so I gave most of this to A, if I remember correctly. It was very rich.
A's take: I like Chinese egg tarts. This one was okay, but the pastry shell was a little too hard/crunchy. By comparison, a Chinese egg tart is a flaky, buttery pastry shell. It was still tasty, though.
Favorite dishes at the Portugal kiosk:
A: Linguica sausage with peppers
M: Linguica sausage with peppers
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