Gastronomia Madeirense - ペローラ・アトランチカ

ほぼ今週で終わりだが、今年は飲み会が多かった。その中でも一番食事が楽しめたのはポルトガル料理。表参道GYREにあるペローラ・アトランチカに行ってみたが、内心期待していた「がさつさ」はなく、至って上品な女性スタッフによるサービスで、手始めにオーダーしたチョリソ、ムール貝にまず納得。単純にうまい。薦めてもらったワインはポルカ・デ・ムルサという南国的に果実味の濃い赤で、これには連れ合いが喜んだ。サラダに続いてメインは魚介のカタプラーナを二人でシェアしたが、量は充分でこれは後でおじやにしてもらう。エスプレッソをもらって閉店までいた。



Now it is almost over but I had many wine-and-dine evenings in December. Among them the most enjoyable was Portuguese: We went to Perola Atlantica in Gyre Omotesando. I was kind of expecting rural atmosphere but they had a refined service by female staff. We started with chorizo and mussels and they were simply excellent. The recommended wine was a bottle of Porca de Murça that tasted like a southern wine with dense fruits and my partner really liked it. We then shared a cataplana, Portuguese equivalent of buillabaisse or more like Japanese “nabe” because they put rice in it in the end to make a risotto, which was enough for two of us. We stayed until the restaurant closed with espresso.