pastel de nata

Also known as pastéis de nata, pastel de Belém, pastéis de Belém

Portuguese egg tart pastry dusted with cinnamon

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Alternative names: Pastel de Belém , Pastries of Bethlehem, Portuguese Egg Tart
Course: Dessert
Place of origin: Portugal
Region or state: Belém , Lisbon (originally); produced worldwide within the Lusosphere
Created by: Religious of the Jerónimos Monastery
Serving temperature: Fresh from oven, with cinnamon and icing sugar
Main ingredients: Egg yolks
Variations: Egg tart , custard tart
Food energy per serving: 1,300 kilojoules (299 kcal)

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Pastel de nata ( Portuguese: [pɐʃˈtɛl dɨ ˈnatɐ]; literally, cream pastry; pl.: pastéis de nata) is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. Outside Portugal, they are particularly popular in other parts of Western Europe, former Portuguese colonies, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Macau, Goa, Malacca and Timor-Leste and other parts of Asia. The Macau variant has been adopted by KFC and is available in regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. In Indonesia, this pastry is especially popular in Kampung Tugu, Jakarta, a culturally Portuguese (Mardijker) enclave.

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