() is an historical
conventual dessert created by the
Poor Clare
The Poor Clares, officially the Order of Saint Clare (Latin: ''Ordo Sanctae Clarae''), originally referred to as the Order of Poor Ladies, and also known as the Clarisses or Clarissines, the Minoresses, the Franciscan Clarist Order, and the Sec ...
nuns in the ''Convento de Santa Helena do Calvário'' in
Évora
Évora ( , ), officially the Very Noble and Ever Loyal City of Évora (), is a city and a municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of . It is the historic capital of the Alentejo reg ...
. It is often accompanied by olives shaped out of
marzipan
Marzipan is a confectionery, confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.
It is often made into Confectionery, sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and ...
and dusted with cocoa, per legend.
is essentially a flourless pastry made to resemble bread. It is made with an almond-based dough similar to
marzipan
Marzipan is a confectionery, confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.
It is often made into Confectionery, sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and ...
, enriched with egg yolks wrapped around a sweet filling consisting of sugar, (sweet egg yolk threads), and (
chilacayote
''Cucurbita ficifolia'' is a species of squash, grown for its edible seeds, fruit, and greens. It has common names including black seed squash, chilacayote, cidra, fig-leaf gourd, and Malabar gourd. Compared to other domesticated species in it ...
jam). Flour is used to assist in shaping the pastry. It was created in commemoration of the visit of
King Sebastian to the area.
Gallery
Pão de Rala-Aberto.jpg, Opened showing the (sweetened egg yolk threads)
See also
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References
Portuguese cuisine
Portuguese desserts
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