Delicious Portugal: the legend of Portuguese egg tart and wine
Portuguese egg tart
Portuguese food variety, but the Portuguese egg tart is prestigious. Pastéis de Belém, called the founder of Portuguese egg tarts, absolute “century-old”, no matter what time are the customers door. Freshly baked egg tarts, sprinkle with creamy cinnamon, really fragrant lips and teeth, memorable.
Pastéis de Belém egg tart shop, not just space next to the monastery, the birth is also closely related with the monastery. Legend of 1820, after the Portuguese revolution of freedom, all monasteries were closed. Monastery in order to survive, so they try to do some desserts, sold in the candy store next door. Who wants to have quickly been accepted into the local flavor. From the beginning of 1837, the production method of egg tarts become secret, and since then has remained the same. Change, only the daily stream of diners.
Porto wine
Portugal in the end there are no grapes, to Porto, the questions have been answered. Porto will tell you that the Portuguese really grapes.]
East along the Douro River from Porto away, is the Douro Valley, which is the upper Douro River, a large grape Park. The masterpiece of the grapes, and often grow on steep hills between the grapes constitute a very spectacular terrace.
With grapes, the wine is naturally indispensable. In the Douro River, stretches of terraced fields, and wineries scattered in the mountains, houses, constitutes a unique scenery Road. In 2001, this area is the “World Heritage”: All referred to as “the Douro wines.” Is said to date, with the grape and wine around the world related to World Heritage has five, the Portuguese monopoly to two (2001, Portugal on the Douro wines; in 2002, Hungary, Tokaj wines; in 2004, Portugal skin Library Island vineyard; in 2006, Mexico’s Tequila region 西哥特基拉 early planting areas and tequila brewing facility site; in 2007, Ruishilawo terraced vineyards).
The Douro in the mountains, so far, nearly 2000 years history of grape growing. Since the 18th century, for producing Port Wine (Port) and world famous. Port wine is really attributable to Porto (porto) its name. Port wine in the Douro region, after the completion of fermentation and fortified process, I would have called “Barcos Rabelos” boat, floating down the oak, shipped to Porto, in the cellar complete the aging process bottling for sale, shipment export.
Grape harvest quarters, said to Douro river, almost all wearing various cellar flag Barcos Rabelos, that picture should be “quite spectacular”. As with the sherry, Port wine flourish thanks to the British, the majority of the current Portuguese British control of the Porter distilleries, especially world famous brands.
Hotels in Portugal
Perhaps most critical business hotel can not meet the requirements of travelers, location and design elements may be ALICE pay more attention to the elements, so we selected in the Design Hotel Lisbon and Porto.
Lisbon: Lisbon, Portugal at the Fontana park hotel, formerly the early 20th century, a factory, in the design of the hotel, the famous Portuguese architect Francisco Aires Mateus be retained, while the surgeon Portuguese interior design minimalist women Normal Nini Andrade Silva will still carry out in the end minimalism.
