Time Out Market
Where? Time Out Market (Lisbon, Portugal) Map
When? Friday June 2, 2017
Who? Me
Food Style? Food Hall
My friends have all gone their separate ways and I'm by myself again, so I can take the opportunity to resume blogging about food. The Time Out Market is a massive food hall by the waterfront of Lisbon that houses some excellent stalls owned by well-known chefs. I was here yesterday with the group as well, so I'll talk about specific dishes from different stalls, instead of a whole meal experience.
Monte Mar
Oysters
The dude brings out a bag of oysters from the fridge and shucks them in front of me. I'm so impressed, and incredibly excited. I wanted scampi as well but unfortunately that's out of stock. The oysters are simple but so fresh and tasty, and at €2 each, a bargain.
Henrique Sá Pessoa
24 Hour Confit Suckling Pig and Croquette
Holy moly. An extremely generous portion of succulent pork that melts in your mouth. What perfect texture. The pumpkin purée on the side helps mellow the richness of the protein; I would have liked a greater incorporation of the mandarin into that mix. The skin isn't super crispy and that's probably the only thing I can fault about this. I have some leftover mustard from the croquettes and slathering that on the pork makes this taste divine.
The croquette is perfectly crunchy on the outside and cheesy, meaty inside. It's hard to tell what ingredients were used in this, but it tastes delicious.
Alexandre Silva
Seared Tuna with roasted sweet potatoes, pickles and kimchi
Oooh. It's good. The tuna is seared beautifully and is still pink on the inside. It's meaty and satisfying. It almost tastes like it's been fried in pork lard, it's very tasty. The baked sweet potato is excellent, but the large grains of salt on the salad are a bit overpowering.
Cozinha Da Felicidade
Sirloin "Bitoque à Portuguesa" with fried egg, cured Iberian ham and sweet potato chips
This looks like a breakfast meal, especially because of the ham and eggs. The sirloin is cooked perfectly - medium rare, naturally. I like the ham and the egg on top of the steak and take a bite - excellent. There's a lot of oil on the plate though, and they're soaking into the chips and making them soggy. This is a dish that needs to be eaten fast!
Manteigaria
Pasteis de Nata
If the Chinese have the dan tat, the egg tart that you can find in many yum cha restaurants, then the Portuguese have pasteis de nata. The pastry here is crispier, more like puff pastry instead of the flakey Chinese one, and the filling is smoother and tastes more like a creme brûlée. Commonly served with icing sugar or cinnamon, the Portuguese egg tart is a treat and I can't get enough of them.
A bell rings. Like a Pavlov's dog, people descend upon the store immediately - a fresh batch of tarts has arrived!
Posted by Jeremy at 11:33am on Saturday June 10, 2017 :: 0 comments :: 