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Pastel de Nata: A Love Letter to the Portuguese Custard Tart

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Coffee & Cafes Food and Drink Portugal

September 30, 2020 by Andrea Szyper

There is no sweet treat so distinctly Portuguese as the Pastel de Nata, a simple egg custard tart that has become a Portuguese favorite. The confection goes back over three centuries, to the active days of the historic Jerรณnimos Monastery in Lisbon’sย Belรฉm district. The monks and nuns there used egg whites to starch their vestments….