Created in the 1980s by the master baker João de Sousa, these learning sheets have been instrumental in the professional training of generations of our confectioners. In these sheets, these veritable instruction manuals drawn with pen on paper, we first […]
Throughout the country we find cakes that surprise us by their extraordinary qualities, either in their size, sweetness or exceptional variations. They are to us like rare species, and deserve to be catalogued with particular attention and care. For that, […]
There are several Portuguese bakery cult places, unknown to the general public, in most Portuguese towns, where hungry clients gather late into the night in search of a freshly baked cake. These cake factories sell directly to the street and […]
The most famous of the Portuguese cakes, the Pastel de Nata (Custard Tart), shows up everyday in counters and tables of thousands of people all over the World. From São Paulo to London, from Singapore to Maputo, how do all […]
Which is our favourite cake ever? What memories do we associate with this cake, or to more cakes, that were such an important part of our childhood? Five Portuguese illustrators looked into their past for inspiration to create original and […]
If Portuguese semi-industrial confectionery is present in all of our national territory, there are however some exceptional points of sale and consumption. These are today real urban reference points, and also real landmarks in Portuguese towns, not only for the […]
Even if cake recipes don’t interest us — because we just don’t bake them at home — there is however someone who is always into researching and experimenting. We have invited the young chef Hugo Nascimento (chef at the Terreiro […]
With or without their custardy cream, Bolas de Berlim (or Berlin Balls, or Berliners) are a fundamental part of many memorable days spent at Portuguese beaches. We want to pay hommage to some of the people we most admire within […]
Pão de Ló — a spongy, eggy cake made all over Portugal — is also called Pão de Castela, or Bread of Castella. It reached Japan in the 16th century with the first Europeans to have reached the Land of […]
Architecture critic Ana Vaz Milheiro guides us through a series of “Devoured Houses” and shows us – from Hansel and Gretel’s house to the marzipan creations by Leonardo da Vinci and the failed Casa da Música chocolate miniatures by Pedro […]
