Chef George Mendes of Veranda in New York City makes pasteis de nata, a sweet Portuguese egg custard tart that dates back to before the 18th century. These small, flaky tarts are made with egg yolks and are topped with a spray of cinnamon. Have a look at the recipe here:
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I think someone needs to teach buddy the difference between mercenaries and missionaries 😂
When it comes to the Portuguese there isn’t a difference.
@Paul Gracia I see you too went to Catholic school 😂
@Paul Gracia Haha. I heard stories from my much older friends that went to French catholic schools in the 60s in Vietnam. I definitely agree with you based on their stories.
@Reiner D’souza both mercenaries and missionaries parciticpated in the colonization of macau
I was just in Lisbon! You bet I tried these! So good!! 😋😋
I love the mention of Hong Kong/China. Reminds me of my childhood eating Hong Kong style egg tarts; so incredibly delicious. Had no idea they were brought over from Portugal!
I think there is a cake that is quite popular in HK and Taiwan and Japan that was brought over by the Portuguese too. I think in Japan it is known as kasutera cake. In HK and Taiwan not so sure but it’s a spongy light and yellow cake that is almost a bit bread like.
@21cup It’s called a castella cake in Hk/Taiwan.
@kokopellicrazy it’s kept the original name then!
So yummy. I want to try to make these at home.
I love these. They are so so good with a coffee in the morning
Would love to try Portuguese style egg tarts!😍
me too😋😋
Some key differences between the video and the recipe. One of these is when you add the egg yolks. The recipe calls for combining the milk and simple syrup and then cooking for a bit and THEN adding it to egg yolks. He adds the yolks much earlier in the video.
I love getting these at 85 degrees. Such a perfect little pastry!
I looove these! There are a lot of Portuguese bakeries in my area so that’s where I get them, but I’ve also got to try some when I visited Spain
These are amazing. They sell them where I live
You need to add lemon peel at the same time you add the cinnamon, apart from that pretty much spot on
My parents went to Portugal a couple years ago and they kept eating these wherever they went. My mum avoids gluten and dairy but she said it was worth breaking the rules.
I grew up in New England. These are so good. In fact, Portuguese food in general is very good.
I’m Portuguese and watching this video is getting me in my feels!! I miss eating these back at home 😭
I’m Portuguese and I live in Danbury, too! I loved going to international bakery! Thank you for making this video ❤️💚
Didn’t know egg whites were used as starch for ironing. In the Philippines, the Spanish used the whites for foundation/brick building. The left over yolk was used for desserts like leche flan and tocino del cielo.
I went to Portugal a few years ago and thought these things would be a gimmick but they were so mf good
Delicious 😋 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a great day everyone 🌻
I just came back from Portugal! Such a great country🇵🇹
I’ve lived in Lisbon for 3 years. Honestly don’t eat these often any more but I love seeing Portugal getting more international recognition