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[fuertelobo]

Esas marquitas de amor que te dejo para que siempre me recuerdes :3

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Day 12: Porto's Cafe Challenge

Pictured above, Porto's other vegetarian sandwich, the feta, and a side of marquitas.

The feta is feta cheese, fresh basil, vine ripened tomatoes, red onions and olive oil on a french baguette. If you've ever had caprese, this sandwich tastes pretty similar. While the tangy, salty feta isn't at all like a milky mozzarella, the other ingredients give the sandwich a caprese type flavor. I am not sure there is any difference between the tomatoes they use on this sandwich and the tomatoes they use on the others, but the tomatoes I had today were great. Fresh and sweet, they played nicely with the tangy cheese and the olive oil. The onions added a necessary bite and the basil also brought a little sweetness and was refreshing. The baguette was a perfect carier and had a crunchy outside and a soft inside.

Yesterday, I said I liked Porto's veggie sandwich but might not ever get it again. I will be getting the feta again. It was light and I enjoyed every bite.

I had never had marquitas until today. They are lightly salted plantain chips. Pretty much every plantain I have had has been covered in or cooked in some kind of sugar. So, I was quite surprised when they ended up tasting like potato chips. A coworker of mine said in Costa Rica he had a soup where they used plantains and they tasted a lot like potatoes. And after doing some quick internet research, I found that when the plantain is unripe they are really starchy and taste sort of like potatoes. You learn something knew every day. Porto's marquitas made a decent substitute for potato chips, but they could have used more salt.

Meat Pie

Chicken Empanada

Chicken Croquette

Potato Ball

Ham Croquette

Rellenito

Chorizo Pie

Tamales

Baked Ham & Cheese Croissant

Mariquitas

Cubano

Medianoche

Medianoche Preparada

Papa Preperada

Pan Con Lechon

Ropa Vieja

Hot Pastrami

Feta

Ham & Cheese Croissant

Tuna Croissant

Turkey Croissant

Tuna Melt

Turkey Melt

Italian Sub

Porto's Veggie

Pan Con Bistec

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Torta De Pollo

Steak Torta

Fajita 

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Porto's Bakery & Cafe 315 North Brand Boulevard Glendale, CA 91203-2303 [phone]