You have not had well cooked octopus unfortunately. And as for other fantastic Portuguese dishes, caldo verde, grilled sardines, chicken piri-piri, are all quite good. That’s just off the top of my head. And although it’s technically a Brazilian cocktail, the caipirinha is a top tier hot weather alcoholic beverage. You should visit Portugal again!
Georgia being a tiny third world country that hardly anybody knows about might have something to do with their lack of cuisine reach.
Portuguese is like the 5th most spoken language in the world. That’s pretty damning.