The Pastel de Nata
Portugal’s #1 Culinary Creation
What exactly is a pastel de nata?
They look like a cross between a custard tart and a cake, but pastéis de nata are egg tart pastries. The outside is crispy and flaky while the inside is creamy and sweet. Each region of Portugal and each baker has their own ways of tweaking the original recipe, but the egg filling and flaky crust is the desired outcome from everyone. These sweets are a bit labor-intensive to make, but here is a tutorial in case you want to try. The secret behind Pastéis de Belém’s success is still a secret, however.
Coded by Svitlana Kovalevska