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Pastel de nata are literally egg tarts

I dont caree! Tomato is a fruit, that doesnt mean i will call it a fruit! Im still putting it on the salad!

My pastel is a pastel, if someone wants to fight me and call it a tart i will throw hands(nicely<3).

calm down, it's food. We don't fight over food. Just kidding, don't stress over it.

You do realize that there are multiple different variations of a dish/food that varies through different cultures and cuisines? To you it is pastel de nata, however, there are Cantonese and hong kong style Egg Tarts each in their own language. Since it is an English translation then “egg tart” is the best way to translate :)

I shall not calm myself for such aberration of nature!

(Jk ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶ <3 )

Yes im aware. But the shale, black dots, it was easy to recognise it as a pastwl hehe. I know its an unrelevant point, i just wanted to bring my indignarion to the whole matter. Its just a silly comment that brings me joy╮(￣▽￣)╭

Also i forgot! Im not the biggest fan os pasteis de nata, but ovos moles are so good! If you ever find yourself in portugal, try them!

Also nata can also be translated as cream! Even tho pastel de nata is also a custard pastry. If directly translated then it can be referred to as “cream/custard pastry” however this translation is very vague as it does not specify what kind of dish it is in English. While “egg tart” has been popularized through many years in the dim sum restaurants and Chinese bakeries, so it is more commonly known as egg tart in English :))

Thats a nice curiosity!
But wouldnt it be more accurete if they had used pastel? For exemple we also have 'tarte' , wich means tart, so by tart they are referencing a totally destinct thing. Well linguistics i guess. But its more in the semse that if someone says tart, im gonna think about tarts.

Acctually i was thinking and i remebered there exists' tarte de nata' wich is similar to pastel, but on the bigger size! Like a cake. But they also exist on smaller size, and are called tarte the same way. Then why do we call one pastel and the other tarte? And pastel are in reality done with a different massa. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. Now im having a mental breakdown with all pastries in this country lol. Acctually i think the massa for both papstel and pasteis is the same after all. Im so sleepey and hungry now.

Well it may also be that while generally it is a pastry, specifically it can be referred to as tart as it is most similar to the definition of other tarts which is an open pastry with a filling :) The world of languages is diverse and so complex!

I love Hong Kong style egg tarts so I wish to try authentic pastel de nata !

It surely is hehe.
Also you are so sweet!
I shall now go sleep since its 8 am and i have been procrastinating since its sunday.
Have a great day! Night Night!

Tomatoes are fruits regardless. Fruit doesn't determine use.

Cucumber, zucchini, tomato, apple, etc. are all fruits. Something being a fruit doesn't mean it can't be in a salad, moron.

Just like your egg tart is...an egg tart.

Now that i've read the following comments, it's fun reading a debate. I understand both sides. hahaha (≧∀≦)