all about white port

A Quinta do Noval white port with a view of the Douro Valley in Pinhao, Portugal.

I love Sazeracs (so much so that my handle pays homage to the drink). But, I also enjoy a bit of white port.

I must admit that, while I have always enjoyed having a glass of a tawny or ruby port since my cousin introduced this beautiful drink to me when I was in college many decades ago (no worries, I was legal), I never really knew about white port until about a few years ago. That was when Mr. Sazy Rock and I went on a trip deep into the Douro River in Portugal to a small town called Pinhao. (I tagged along with him while he was on a business trip to Quinta do Noval.) We drank not just all sorts of red port, but also a lot of white port.

What is white port?

sazy rock's top 10 best street food dishes (to date) around the world

For me, there is nothing more satisfying than traveling to a new place and falling in love with the food. Let's face it, the way to this gal's heart is through her tummy (and sometimes, liver). When I look back on my travels, I often drool when I remember all the food I ate.

Last week, I listed my top 10 restaurant dishes.  This week, I'm sharing my top 10 favorite street food dishes I've encountered while traveling.  I'm not sharing those found in the United States because that's where I live (although, I particularly like this taco truck in Los Angeles called, Mariscos Jaliscos, that serves the most delicious shrimp taco I have ever tasted).

So far, these are my top street food dishes I've encountered while traveling listed in no particular order.

1.  Taiwanese sausage in Taipei, Taiwan.

I found all sorts of tasty food in the Taipei night markets. But, the simple Taiwanese sausage caught my eye, nose, and taste buds. My first bite snapped the casing and immediately released slightly sweet juices of the cooked ground pork. While I liked eating the sausage by itself, dipping it in garlic sauce added another layer of flavor.

Taiwanese sausage.