The original egg custard that swept the globe, the Pasteis De Belem from Pasteis De Belem. The jazzed-up version with a sprinkling of cinnamon and powdered sugar. Delicious either way. The predecessor to the malasada? A Portuguese Jesuita, a triangular flaky pastry filled with frangipane cream and sometimes times topped with sliced almonds and powdered…
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F Your Diet (Basque Region Spain)!
While known as Tapas in the rest of Spain, in the Basque Region they are known as Pintxos (“pinchos”); small bites of food to accompany drinks. San Sebastian is famous for what are called Txikiteos (“chikiteos”) or pinxto food crawls, going from one bar to another. A little nibble and drink here; a little nibble…
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F Your Diet (Austria)!
The first in a regular series about food we had eaten in the places we visited (excludes any that were already included in previous posts). A thing to note about Austrian cooking. There are two cuisines: the refined and sophisticated Viennese style and the hearty unfussy stick-to-your-ribs kind.
