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Top dishes to try while in Faro

Market day in a small Portuguese village - a wealth of local ingredients make for some incredible dishes (image © Nick Randall/Rex Features)

A trip to Faro is the perfect opportunity for any foodies to indulge their adventurous side – from bountiful seafood menus to heavenly desserts, spicy sausages to tripe (yes honestly, tripe), there are local delicacies for everyone’s palette.

View our gallery of traditional dishes for you to try while you’re out there.

Sardinhas Assadas, or grilled sardines, a typical lunch served throughout the Algarve (image © Rex Features)

A variety of seafood on offer in a market on the Algarve, including huge Tuna which are abundant in the area (image © Nick Randall/Rex Features)

A Cozido à Portuguesa, a traditional meat platter that varies from chef to chef (image © Clive Streeter/Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images)

Hard to stomach? Be brave and try Tripas a Moda do Porto on your break in Faro (image © Paul Taylor/stone/Getty Images)

A selection of different Chouriço, pork based spicy sausages with paprika fat and wine (image © Kevin Foy/Rex Features)

Caldo Verde, a vegetable-rich Portuguese soup. Here shown with spicy Chouriço but ask for it without for a great veggie option (image © Clive Streeter/Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images)

Port and almonds in the Algarve a quintessential Portuguese after-dinner treat. but don't forget to try the other locally produced drinks too (image © Kevin Foy/Rex Features)

Traditional custard tarts at a Portuguese market, typical of the kind of desserts you'll find when on your break in Faro (image © Kevin Foy/Rex Features)

Food for thought

Top dishes to try while in Faro

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