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Porto, PortugalPage 7
Restaurants in PortoNorthern Portugal's cuisine is hearty, filling, and surprisingly varied. Porto has its own specialties, most notably tripas á moda do Porto, or Porto-style tripe. (Porto residents are known among their countrymen as tripeiros, or "tripe eaters," so don't eat anything unlabeled if natural sausage casings make you queasy.) Fish is also an important part of the Porto diet, and bacalhau--salt cod--is served in countless forms. (The bolinhos de bacalhau or cod cakes in the inset photo are just one example.) You'll see bacalhau in local markets, where it resembles large slabs of cardboard. The dried cod is rehydrated in water for a day or so, then rinsed to remove the salt before cooking. (If your cod is too salty, don't be afraid to send it back.) A few tips on restaurant dining in Porto:
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