Tasting 10 Delicious Portuguese Pastries! | Our Honest Opinions

[@pearlsofportugal]

Do you have a favorite cake ou pastry in Portugal? Or a cake that you really hate?

[@Fabio_26]

Doce fino of Algarve is something I totally despise, it's made with almond paste, and I can't stand the taste.

[@the1greko]

Há tanta sobremesa que falta, como por exemplo,: toucinho do céu, pão de deus, pastéis de Tentúgal, pampilho, os "barretes de Salvaterra de Magos", cavacas, azevia... Uma ideia diferente: façam review a praias no Inverno ou mesmo o que fazer em Portugal no inverno

[@pearlsofportugal]

Boa idea!

[@franciscoveiga8263]

I'd say that queijadas are certainly the most diverse pastry, every region has several versions. For people who don't like pastries with a lot of sugar I recommend queijada de Pereira

[@salomecomedy]

❤ Natas!!!! 😊😊😊

[@pearlsofportugal]

Rabanadas!😍

[@Paumon278]

Tostas mistas

[@module79l28]

The Pastel de Belém was recently considered by the online platform TasteAtlas to be the best pastry in the world. Due to the growing misconception that Pastéis de Belém and Pastéis de Nata are the same thing, created by videos of tourists who visit Lisbon, I'm just imagining lots of tourists going around Lisbon eating Pastéis de Nata thinking they're eating the best pastry in the world. 😄 This year, one of our regional cheeses from a small village called Soalheira, near Fundão (Castelo Branco district), won the award for the best cheese in the world, beating the french, the dutch, the italians and all the other stereotypical cheese "superpowers", so I have to say we're fairing quite well. 🙂

[@pearlsofportugal]

Pastéis de Belém are the original versions? I (Frederik) do taste a difference but this could be be my ignorante taste 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♀️

[@module79l28]

@@pearlsofportugal - The Pastel de Belém is unique, so there's no other version. Despite looking similar, in terms of recipe the Pastel de Belém and the Pastel de Nata are unrelated because the first has a secret recipe. The Pastel de Nata has its own recipe that it's widely known and therefore everyone makes it based on that recipe, with a little change here and there.

[@RosalinaCastro-o8b]

Rabanadas com vinho do Porto, acucar e canela...

[@joserebocho6292]

Ovos baarigas de freira, moles de Aveiro, pasteis de Tentugal ou Vouzela, bolos de amendoa do Algarve , castanhas de ovos, aletria , arroz doce, siricaia do Alentejo , pasteis de Vouzela , doce de chila e fios de ovose amendoa , pão de lo de Ovar, etc , etc, 🙂👌👍

[@teresafonseca6806]

I loved that, rabanada com cheirinho!😂😂😂

[@dcunha25]

Pão de Ló é o Bacalhau, só que da pastelaria.. 😂😂 nunca tinha pensado nisso

[@carlossaraiva8213]

No mention of the ubiquous Mil Folhas? Heresy!

[@pearlsofportugal]

Also a great option! Thank you for sharing! We wanted to focus on cakes that are more typical from Portugal. Mille Feuille, Croissants, brigadeiros for example are great pastries but are more international.

[@thisisnara92]

I'll tell you a secret: my mom makes a salame de chocolate with "cheirinho" and even though I'm not a big fan of the regular one, this one is the best salame I've ever had in my life 😍about ovos moles: "don't put it all in your mouth" - impossible for me 😁 also, someone already said it but you have a large variety of "queijadas" available. Orange queijada, carrot queijada (my favourite), etc, etc. Thanks for your video!

[@pearlsofportugal]

Thank you for sharing!

[@salomecomedy]

Please share the recipe of that salame!!! 😊 Obrigada!

[@thisisnara92]

@@salomecomedy I definitely would, if my mom had shared it with me too 🤣 but I believe she adds "aguardente" or "Macieira" when mixing the chocolate and before adding the cookies. Just a splash of it and it's normal for the salame to be a tiny bit moister than usual. It's simply delicious and I will ask her to make this for Christmas 🤣

[@salomecomedy]

​@@thisisnara92😊

[@PedroLamyLaranjeira]

And the Pastel de Tentugal? My favorite. About pao-e-lo, the best, Pao-de-lo de Ovar

[@thisisnara92]

All of that is amazing! Pão de ló de Ovar is very good but Pão de ló de Vizela is the best for me, with that thin icing on top (childhood memory - having a slice of that with a "meia de leite" with my grandparents every week). Basically everything with eggs and sugar is a dream 😀

[@pearlsofportugal]

Pao-de-lo de Ovar: The team here in the office seems to agree!

[@ranidib3644]

J'adore. Merci ❤❤❤

[@pearlsofportugal]

Merci!

[@teresafonseca6806]

Obrigada pela partilha! Thanks for sharing! I have a question...I'm trying to learn german, but it's a little bit difficult. Do you have some vídeos about it?

[@tobikoeh]

Watching this in the middle of the night craving something sweet now 😄 I love tarte de amendoa. One ofy favorites. I didn't really like salame tho 🤷🏾‍♂️ was a bit dry to me Nice video 🙏🏽😊

[@pearlsofportugal]

Thank you!

[@MatildePortugal-ew1zz]

PÃO DE RALA TOUCINHO DO CÉU

[@salomecomedy]

Oh sim, toucinho do céu é uma maravilha!

[@arturrosa3166]

Ovos moles: "eat it slowly, don't put everything into your mouth". Me: one piece whole into the mouth. "Sick if you eat too many of them". Me: 250g of them in one seating is the right amount.

[@salomecomedy]

I can relate! 😂

[@salomecomedy]

I can relate to this 😂

[@yikes7607]

Morcela de Arouca (morcelas doces) 🤩 Thank me later 😎

[@salomecomedy]

Morcelas doces! Estamos sempre a aprender! Vou pesquisar isso! 😊

[@rosadejerico4735]

A senhora bem k podia ter falado em Português ❤🎅🙏😇.. Gratidão a sorte k tinha imagens 🤣😅🙏😇

[@teresafonseca6806]

You're missing so many ones. Have you tried "pão de deus"? With coconut on the top?, tarte de amêndoa,... pata de veado,...Have you tried requeijão com doce de abóbora e noz com um pouco de canela? Humm, it's simple, but very good. Also all the doces conventuais, there's a festival of these and liqueurs in Alcobaça, you should definitely try some. Frederick, if you more about "fried things", then I suppose you like the salted ones like pastéis de bacalhau, pataniscas, empadas de galinha, rissóis, croquetes... and of course our famous alheira! Do you know the story about it? It's very interesting.

[@tobikoeh]

I love tarte de amendoa 😍

[@module79l28]

You should try the real Sonhos because they're made with pumpkin. I've never eaten Sonhos like the one you showed, it's probably a big city "thing".

[@pearlsofportugal]

ok! Any suggestion for a good place?

[@module79l28]

@@pearlsofportugal - I couldn't tell you, when I eat them they're always home made. It's a question of asking around if they have Sonhos de Abóbora.

[@HelenaCastro-g7x]

Cheguei à conclusão que não sou muito apreciadora de pastelaria portuguesa. 😄 As natas são definitivamente o melhor de todos, mas tem que ser o verdadeiro pastel de belém, senão nem vale a pena. Sugiro também um éclair, um "guardanapo" e um napoleão! 😋

[@pearlsofportugal]

Muito obrigada 😃

[@lolpt9330]

But you are using fast food examples of these sweets. Go to a proper pastry store to get the real product, and not Pingo Doce or Continente version. And Rabanadas, Sonhos, Pão de ló you should learn to do at home. Salame de chocolate has no place in portuguese pastry.

[@pearlsofportugal]

Well, I went to a known confeitaria in Porto 😮 Home made is always a good choice!

[@carlossaraiva8213]

Well, this proves germans have a palato that is in a small spectrum/range of choices. It is still better than the dutch, who can only enjoy food that is tasteless.

[@pearlsofportugal]

Frederik: German pastries are different. They have more cream pies