The Pastel de Belém is a small baked tart with a flaky pastry shell filled with a sweet, creamy egg-based custard and sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon. The most sublime – and ‘original’ – pastel is from Antigua Confeitaria de Belém in Lisbon. Queue with the hordes to buy takeaways (an incredible 19,000 tarts are sold daily). Only three people are privy to the top secret recipe and preparation is done behind closed doors. Breathe in the aroma of sugar and cinnamon, bite into the crunchy pastry and let your tongue linger on the luscious custard. Sinfully sweet.
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