PASTEIS DE NATA
PORTUGAL
Pastéis de nata, or Portuguese egg tarts,
are moreish treats made from flaky
pastry shells filled with a creamy egg
yolk custard flavoured with lemon zest
and cinnamon. They are baked until set
and caramelised before being dusted
with more cinnamon and sugar. Created
before the 18th century by monks at
Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, you can
buy these tarts all over Portugal. For the
most authentic, visit Fábrica de Pastéis
de Belém near the monastery, whose
original owners bought the recipe from
the monks back in 1837.
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ALFAJORES
ARGENTINA
This sweet snack is
made from a sandwich
of two melt-in-the-mouth
shortbread-like cookies filled
with luscious dulche de leche (a
caramel mixed with sweetened
milk) and rolled in desiccated
coconut. Another popular version
is the chocolate alfajores, which is
completely covered in chocolate.
You will find this scrumptious treat
in bakeries and confectionery stores
not only in Argentina but in other
Latin American countries too. While
originally brought to South America
by the Spaniards, each country has
their own version of alfajores.
Pasteis De Nata
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