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Pastel de nata (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐʃˈtɛɫ dɨ ˈnatɐ] (plural: pastéis de nata; [-ˈtɛjʃ-], [-ˈtɐjʃ-])) is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon.[1] Outside Portugal, they are particularly popular in other parts of Western Europe, Asia and former Portuguese colonies, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Macau, Goa and East Timor. The Macanese pastel de nata was also adopted by KFC and is available in regions such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. In Indonesia, this pastry is especially popular in Kampung Tugu, Jakarta, a culturally Portuguese (Mardijker) enclave.[2]

Pastel de nata

The typical appearance of the pastel de nata in Lisbon, Portugal
Alternative names	Pastel de Belém Pastries of Bethlehem 葡撻 (Cantonese)
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Portugal
Region or state	Saint Mary of Bethlehem, Lisbon (originally); produced worldwide within the Lusosphere
Created by	Religious of the Monastery of the Hieronymites
Serving temperature	Fresh from oven, with cinnamon and icing sugar
Main ingredients	Egg yolks
Variations	egg tart, custard tart
Food energy (per serving)	ca. 300 per 100 grams (3.5 oz) kcal
Media: Pastel de nata

History

Pastéis de nata were created before the 18th century by Catholic monks at the Hieronymites Monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) in the civil parish of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, in Lisbon.[3] At the time, convents and monasteries used large quantities of egg-whites for starching clothes, such as friars and nuns' religious habits. It was quite common for monasteries and convents to use the leftover egg yolks to make cakes and pastries, resulting in the proliferation of sweet pastry recipes throughout the country.

In the aftermath of the Liberal Revolution of 1820, following the dissolution of religious orders and in the face of the impending closure of many convents and monasteries, the monks started selling pastéis de nata at a nearby sugar refinery to bring in revenue. In 1834, the monastery was closed and the recipe sold to the sugar refinery, whose owners in 1837 opened the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém. The descendants own the business to this day.[4]

Since the opening of Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém, the original recipe of the pastel de nata is kept in a secret room. The Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém is the most popular place to buy pastéis de nata; the shop is located just a short three-minute walk from the Jerónimos Monastery. [5] The shop offers both takeout and sit-in services and sells over 20,000 pastéis de nata a day.[6] Usually the tart is sprinkled with canela (cinnamon), and often accompanied with a bica (a strong espresso coffee).

In 2009 The Guardian listed pastéis de Belém as one of the 50 "best things to eat" in the world.[7] In 2011, following the result of a public vote, the pastry was announced as one of Portugal's Seven Wonders of Gastronomy, further cementing it as one of the country's most popular national dishes.[8]

Pastel de nata abroad

The cuisine of Japan was influenced by Portuguese traders during the 16th century, and culturally important Japanese baked goods including pan (パン) (from Portuguese pão, bread) and castella have their origins in this period. Pastel de nata is one of these.[9] In addition to the traditional form of the pastry, some variations have been developed especially for the Japanese market by adding green tea flavoring. This green tea pastel de nata was eventually exported to South Korea and other Asian markets.[10]

See also

• Torta de nata
• Egg tart
• List of egg dishes

References

Sources

• Merle, Dominick (11 August 2004), "There's history - and a secret - in every bite", The Christian Science Monitor, retrieved 23 April 2012
• Leite, David (8 September 2004), "Pastéis de Belém–The World's First Pastéis de Nata", Leite's Culinaria, retrieved 9 June 2022
• Amaral, André; Pires, Carla; Castro e Silva, Daniel; Medeiros, Luís; André, Mário Rui (December 2011), O Segredo do Marketing dos Pastéis de Belém (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Escola Superior de Comunicação Social, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013

External links

• Official website of Pastéis de Belém

На других языках

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- [en] Pastel de nata

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[es] Pastel de Belém

Los pasteles de Belén (en portugués, pastéis de Belém), también llamados pastéis de nata (en español tartaleta de huevo, o en traducción directa: pasteles de nata), son tartaletas de crema, de unos 8 centímetros de diámetro, elaboradas según una receta secreta que no ha sido desvelada en casi doscientos años y que, supuestamente, solo siete personas conocen en el planeta. Son una de las especialidades más características de la cocina portuguesa. [cita requerida] Tanto la pasta como la crema comienzan a elaborarse a puerta cerrada, en el llamado "taller del secreto" (oficina do segredo), en un proceso que dura dos días. La pasta es de hojaldre. La crema tiene una base fundamental de yema de huevo, leche y azúcar. Se comen tanto en caliente como en frío.

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[ru] Паштел-де-ната

Паштел-де-ната (порт. Pastel de nata) или паштел-де-Белен (порт. Pastel de Belém) — десерт, пирожное в виде чашечек из слоёного теста с заварным кремом[1]. Распространён в Португалии и в странах, находящихся на территории бывших португальских колоний: Бразилии, Анголе, Мозамбике, Восточном Тиморе, Гоа, Макао и других, а также в странах, где значительна численность иммигрантов из Португалии (Канада, Австралия, Люксембург, США, Франция и другие).

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