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pastel de feijão

Name: pastel de feijão
Cuisine: Portugal

Traditional dish from Portugal

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About pastel de feijão

Portuguese bean tart

Pastel de feijão is a Portuguese crispy dough pastry, filled with a navy bean jam. They were first introduced in the town of Torres Vedras in the early 20th century though its origin may date earlier as it was originally produced by nuns. It was one of the 38 "characteristic sweets of localities" selected to appear in the Exposição Etnografica Portuguesa in 1896.