Pastel de nata
The typical appearance of the pastel de nata in Lisbon, Portugal | |
| Alternative names | Pastel de Belém Pastries of Bethlehem Portuguese Egg Tart |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Portugal |
| Region or state | Belém, Lisbon (originally); produced worldwide within the Lusosphere |
| Created by | Religious of the Jerónimos Monastery |
| Serving temperature | Fresh from oven, with cinnamon and icing sugar |
| Main ingredients | Egg yolks |
| Variations | Egg tart, custard tart |
| 1,300 kilojoules (299 kcal) | |
Pastel de nata (Portuguese: [pɐʃˈtɛl dɨ ˈnatɐ]; literally, cream pastry; pl.: pastéis de nata) is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. Outside Portugal, they are particularly popular in other parts of Western Europe, former Portuguese colonies, such as Brazil, Mozambique, Macau, Goa, Malacca and Timor-Leste and other parts of Asia. The Macau variant has been adopted by KFC and is available in regions such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. In Indonesia, this pastry is especially popular in Kampung Tugu, Jakarta, a culturally Portuguese (Mardijker) enclave.