Fábrica da Nata & Nata Lisboa - May 2022
Onde devemos tomar café e sobremesa? Strolling at city centre of Lisboa, let’s spoil ourselves at Fabirca da Nata! Literally as ‘Cream Factory’, marching as platoon at the display window, that creamy filling, flaky crust….these fresh cuties out of the oven, on-site freshly baked every single day, sprinkled with cinnamon and powdered sugar, were produced a diverse range of egg-based pastries and confectionery at Mosteiro dos Jerónimos of Belém at the end of the 17th century. With the expulsion of religious orders and the closure of numerous convents and monasteries in the aftermath of the Liberal Revolution in 1820, this recipe escaped from the convents and became an ex-libris of household traditional Portuguese sweets.
At FÁBRICA DA NATA, ordering two natas, which standing ready-made on the ivory-white store logo plate, we enjoy the fragile and light crust together with warm, creamy and sweet fluid, layers separating effortlessly to reveal an interior that is still warm, and merely short of fully-baked with a hint of cinnamon amidst subtle sweetness.
At NATA LISBOA, the egg custard filling was much sweeter, much buttery and more crispy but lighter comparing to those we also discover in Belém. After the original flavor, I love to to dust quite a spoonful cinnamon powder on the top to refresh the previous creamy sweetness. For the afternoon drink with nata, the bitterness of espresso from DELTA, not only excite my spirits, but also mix the desserts with balance taste buds, definitely a perfect match of the day.
First time trying DELTA, which founded in 1961 by founder Manuel Rui Azinhais Nabeiro, in the Alentejo town of Campo Maior; I got decent bubble results, nice chocolate colours. from plant to the cup, DELTA is collaborating with local coffee farmers from Ethiopia and Brazil, with the process of the wet method, that helps to preserve the intrinsic qualities of the coffee beans, where the pulp is extracted after harvesting of the cherries, without allowing them to dry, causing less waste and more care. Highly recommended by local Portuguese, DELTA preference is not as bitter as Italy or Finland, in terms of smoothness and drinking straight single espresso.
Special Thanks: Wendy
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