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Clarinha de Fão, a traditional Portuguese sweet. It consists of a half-moon shaped, deep-fried pastry shell generously dusted with powdered sugar, enclosing a sweet, rich filling made from fig-leaf squash jam (doce de chila) and egg yolks.

I needed to find this bad boy for breakfast yesterday so I’d did a short walk and found the traditional bakery that had been baking these longer than I have been alive. I’d read about these specialties and went to order one but when confronted with how many I wanted, I found myself saying ‘four’ for some reason and got a box full! 🐖 

I continue on, what has become, my leisurely coastal foodie cruise down the Atlantic coast of Portugal.🇵🇹 

This trip/Camino/challenge has been flexible and organic and has evolved on a daily basis, which has been absolutely the best way for me. I’m nearly there after clocking up 1300 kilometres and am only a few clicks away now down to the airport and home again.

This port of call was probably the best tiny family run bar I have ever spent time in, full of locals drinking beers and wines and enjoying Dad’s  ‘francesinhas’, so if anyone finds themselves here then go and have a glass or two at ‘Sarrante’ in Povoa de Varzim.

Ok, il come clean… I want to play this track, as it’s beautiful and been a soundtrack ear worm for me for this trip. This artist is a relatively new find for me (#6Music)but such a beautiful crafted song. Lauren Auder.