The Great Chef

Among many other things, Portuguese cuisine is known by its ability of reduce the waste to the minimum, meaning "Portuguese eat almost every part of the animals included into their diet". In case of pork, actually, we eat everything. And when I say everything, I mean... everything! With chicken, it happens almost the same thing. We eat legs, thighs, wings, breast, neck, claws, liver, heart, gizzard (or the stomach) and we use the bones either to make stock or soup. In this process of making a less common animal part edible, the inners are probably the biggest challenge. But as all big challenges, when successfully accomplished, it turns into a tasty victory. One of the Portuguese's favorite snack is chicken gizzards' stew. Going to a neighborhood small restaurant/bar/cafe - aka "tasquinha" - and have a serving of gizzards and a cold beer is one of those classics one cannot skip while in Portugal. It is a must have! Hey, I can hear you: "Eww! That is SO ...