Nuts about nata
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Some of it went to build the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, or Hieronymite Monastery, in Lisbon's Belém parish, put up by Manuel I with a kick-start from gold Vasco da Gama brought back from his first voyage. The vast complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a landmark in the Manueline, or Late Gothic Ongapotchket, style.
Belém is also famous for pastéis (singular, pastel) de nata, warm custard tarts sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. If these tarts had been around in Vasco da Gama's time, he might never have left home.***
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Labels: azuleijo, Belém, images, Lisbon, Portugal, what I did on my vacation
posted by Peter Rozovsky at 5:52 PM
6 Comments:
Nice! Especially those tarts!
I'm don't have an especially sweet tooth, but those tarts are a treat for the senses,
The revolwers, on the other hand, are a treat for the mind and the eyes, and a welcome one, too.
If you see any malasadas eat two or three.
My guidebook did make a point of mentioning that Portugal loves its sweets. I'll look for malasadas, perhaps even for breakfast today. Thanks,
Peter,
I think those tarts are similar to a Cantonese pastry, dan tat, or egg custard. If you have a Chinatown near you, you can definitely find them in any bakery.
Thanks. Philadelphia does have a Chinatown of some size with several bakeries.
The thing about pasteis de nata is that they're sneaky sweet - not at all cloying or overpowering. Does that sound like dan tat?
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