As they say, good things come in threes (omne trium perfectum), this trio truly surpassed all our expectations. The Clams Bulhao Pato came in the form of a cracker. Chef @leocarreiraa explained to us that this was a recipe named after a famous Portuguese poet. Here, the clams were cooked according to that recipe and the soup was made into these crackers. One bite, and our whole table was stunned to silence. So good, so full of umami. Nothing like we have had before and thereafter, lots of plotting on trying to score more of these crackers. The second snack was the king crab and kombu cracker. This was so delicious as well and prepped us for the last snack, the pineapple tart with foie gras parfait. This was so light, so sublime. So good that I can still remember how it tastes like till now. Three gobsmacking snacks that set the bar really high for us.