The Secret Center of Lisbon's Custard Tarts: You say “Pastel de Belem” I say “Nata”

Friday, 23 July 2010 00:00

In Portuguese cuisine the great secret recipe is that of the Pastel de Belem, in Lisbon. Recently, the Toronto Star featured a tasty article by travel writer Sam Vincent on his recent visit to the world famous Old Bakery in Belem, to hopefully crack the secret recipe of the delicious pastry, Vincent wrote: One hour before dawn, while the rest of Lisbon sleeps, a select few indulge in culinary magic. Behind the locked door, their fingers knead and mix, or perhaps sift, stir and beat - it's hard to say exactly, the concoction is the most zealously guarded secret in Portuguese cuisine, if not Portugal itself.Read the entire article, "The Secret Center of Lisbon's Custard Tarts," here