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Macau Portuguese Custard Tart Bake

Also known as 澳門葡撻

Macau Portuguese Custard Tart Bake: photograph by Pauloleong2002
Photo: Pauloleong2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Press pastry into tins, pour in custard, set oven heat and timer so the tops caramelise perfectly into the signature dark-spotted, flaky, wobbly tarts.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Portugal, China.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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