Pastel (food)

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This article is about sugary pastry food. For the non sugary and/or salty food, see pasteles.

Pastel is the

Pastel de tres leches
. However, in different Latin American countries pastel can refer to very different sugary dishes, and even to non-sugary ones as well. In some places, like Brazil, a pastel can refer to both a sugary and non-sugary food, depending on the filling used.

Brazil

See also: Brazilian cuisine and Pastel (Brazilian food)
A Brazilian cheese pastel made in São Paulo

In

codfish, cream cheese, chicken, and small shrimp.[1][2]

Mexico

Pastel de tres leches

In Mexico, pastel typically means

Pastel de tres leches. Pastel de tres leches is also served in other Latin American countries, such as Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, but the word used to describe it may or may not be "pastel". In Puerto Rico, for example, the same food as the one in Mexico is called Bizcocho de tres leches.[3]

Portugal

See also: Portuguese cuisine

A pastel in

pastel de bacalhau and the pastel de nata
.

Greece and Cyprus

A dish under a similar name in Greek ("παστέλι") is a sesame seed candy type of dish.[4]

Non sugary foods

Main article: Pasteles

The word "pastel" (or, its plural "pasteles") is used in some Spanish-speaking countries to refer to a starchy, non-sugary food.

Brazil

In Brazil, the pastel is also made in a non-sugary variety, as it can also be made with sweet fillings, such as guava paste with Minas cheese, or banana and chocolate. It is traditionally sold on the streets, in open-air marketplaces, or in fast-food shops known as pastelarias. A common beverage to drink with pastéis is caldo de cana, a sugarcane juice.

Indonesia

Indonesian pastel
Main article: Curry puff

In

Manadonese version replaces thin flour pie crust with bread and filled with spicy cakalang (skipjack tuna) is called panada
.

Philippines

Main articles: Pastel de Camiguín and Pastil

In the

province of Camiguin, however, it refers specifically to pastel de Camiguín
, a soft, sweet-filled bun.

Puerto Rico

In

tamales, but with a very different flavor since this dough is not corn-based. This is not a pastry by any means.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lira, Adriano (2016-01-20). "Conheça a história do pastel e aprenda receitas". Casa e Jardim. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  2. ^ "A história do pastel do Beto". Correio Braziliense. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. ^ Got Milk? On the trail of pastel de tres leches. MM Pack. Austin Chronicle. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Σοφιάδου, Ελευθερία Χ., Η διατροφή των βυζαντινών μέσα από τα κείμενα και την τέχνη Archived 2019-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, σελ. 35, Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας. Σχολή Ανθρωπιστικών και Κοινωνικών Επιστημών. Τμήμα Ιστορίας Αρχαιολογίας και Κοινωνικής Ανθρωπολογίας, 2013
  5. ^ "Benhil Market, "Takjil" Heaven". Tempo.co. 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ Pasteles de yuca. Meseydi Rivera. thenoshery.com 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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External links

  • Media related to Pastels at Wikimedia Commons
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