You can also order a whole turkey at Apolonia. In 2020 we did Thanksgiving here. We first went to our local Intermarche to see if we could order a turkey, but they said no, go to the local talho. So a couple weeks before Thanksgiving we went to the talho and sure enough he said he could get us a 8 kg bird. Two days before Thanksgiving we…
You can also order a whole turkey at Apolonia. In 2020 we did Thanksgiving here. We first went to our local Intermarche to see if we could order a turkey, but they said no, go to the local talho. So a couple weeks before Thanksgiving we went to the talho and sure enough he said he could get us a 8 kg bird. Two days before Thanksgiving we went there and he was beside himself with apologies, his vendor had stood him up. He said he was calling around to see if he could find a turkey, but we were not confident. When we got home we started scrambling around looking around the internet for who might be able to get us a turkey. The name of Apolonia came up, but just as we were about to call the butcher called and said he had located a turkey. It turned out to be a somewhat scrawny 5 kg bird but it sufficed. Three weeks ago we decided to have Thanksgiving here again. Last weekend we were in Lagoa doing a Christmas market (selling my wife's ceramics and lavender products from our farm) and I went down to Apolonia to get lunch. Went to their talho and sure enough, with a €20 deposit I ordered a 8 kg turkey for Nov 21. Apolonia also has Old El Paso refried beans, the only place I've seen, so far, that has them.
Greg - thanks for your comment. It's good to know that Aplonia has turkeys for American Thanksgivings! I'm really hoping they open a store closer to where I live. And great to know about the refried beans. Thanks for sharing that tip! - CW
You can also order a whole turkey at Apolonia. In 2020 we did Thanksgiving here. We first went to our local Intermarche to see if we could order a turkey, but they said no, go to the local talho. So a couple weeks before Thanksgiving we went to the talho and sure enough he said he could get us a 8 kg bird. Two days before Thanksgiving we went there and he was beside himself with apologies, his vendor had stood him up. He said he was calling around to see if he could find a turkey, but we were not confident. When we got home we started scrambling around looking around the internet for who might be able to get us a turkey. The name of Apolonia came up, but just as we were about to call the butcher called and said he had located a turkey. It turned out to be a somewhat scrawny 5 kg bird but it sufficed. Three weeks ago we decided to have Thanksgiving here again. Last weekend we were in Lagoa doing a Christmas market (selling my wife's ceramics and lavender products from our farm) and I went down to Apolonia to get lunch. Went to their talho and sure enough, with a €20 deposit I ordered a 8 kg turkey for Nov 21. Apolonia also has Old El Paso refried beans, the only place I've seen, so far, that has them.
Greg - thanks for your comment. It's good to know that Aplonia has turkeys for American Thanksgivings! I'm really hoping they open a store closer to where I live. And great to know about the refried beans. Thanks for sharing that tip! - CW