A man flies to Portugal and orders peri-peri chicken – all for £12.44

A Briton flew to Portugal and bought peri-peri chicken for less than £15 – cheaper than the usual cost of a Nando’s order. Callum Ryan, 23, usually orders a butterfly chicken, briny crisps and garlic bread from the fast food chain and wondered if he could get it cheaper elsewhere.

He booked a flight from London Gatwick to Faro, Portugal with Wizz Air – costing him £8.99. Once he landed in Portugal, Callum went to Frango Piri Piri in Albuferia – where he got a half chicken for just £3.45.

In total, Callum spent £12.44 on the flight and lunch, which was cheaper than his £15 Nando’s order. He liked it so much that he decided to splash out a little more money to stay a few days.

Callum, a content creator, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: “I ended up doing a three-day trip – I wanted to make the most of it. I asked a local taxi driver to find the best chicken and he sent me to Frango Piri Piri.

“It was a typical Portuguese peri-peri chicken. It was half a chicken and it was so cute – I would definitely go back.”

In October, Callum flew to Spain for a three-day holiday for less than £100. He also flew to Dubai for £64 – less than the cost of filling the car with fuel.