PASTÉIS DE NATA

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Crispy-crunchy pastry crust with a smooth and creamy custard filling is what awaits your bite into these traditional, world famous sweet custard tarts from Lisbon, Portugal!

Some people also refer to them as Pastéis de Belém (pastries of Bethlehem) but that name is a patented one and refers strictly to the pastries made in that specific bakery.  The pastry was created sometime prior to the 18th century by Catholic monks of the  Jerónimos Monastery.  The monastery closed in 1834 and the recipe was sold to a sugar refinery whose owners opened the bakery, the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém in Lisbon, in 1837.  It is still operated by the original family’s descendants today.