Inspired by @34neworleans back home in New Orleans, I’ve been on a Portuguese food romp up here in New England.

Most things in New England are pretty close, but then you have places that feel like a different country.

That’s Fall River, built on a beautiful waterfront with majestic churches, hard scrabble streets, and very warm hospitality for these curious travelers.

Fall River feels like a portal back to Portugal, and an outpost for the Azores in particular.

This place is classic Azorean Fall River — Tabacaria Acoriana, @tabacaria_acoreana , where everyone but us converses and transacts business in Portuguese.

Decoding the cacoula brought tender shredded pork with paprika and garlic

Then thick grilled octopus legs

And a platter of stickleback chicharros (tiny fried fish, to eat whole, eyes to tall)

With bargain alvarinho to wash it down

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