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Thursday, May 03, 2007
Tarta de Santiago
Tarta de Santiago is a typical almond pie from the Spanish region of Galicia. It was the sweet chosen to represent Spain in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006.
Maria Elena Malpezzi Price says that "Strolling down the calles of Santiago, you are bound to be met with a Tarta de Santiago sample as restaurant and cafe owners try to tempt you into their establishment."
Strolling down the main street of Buenavista del Norte here in Tenerife, although there are those who would say that I already give them more than enough free advertising, I can tell you that you'll find it at the Pasteleria El Aderno.
The complete Tarta de Santiago is usually decorated with the Cross of Saint James and you will find whole tarts sold in many places, with the cross design on them, around the time of Saint James (Santiago, in Spanish)' Day on July 25.
That's what threw me: there was no decoration, so I had not associated that it was the very same thing. I think my English brain wanted to call it an almond slice. All I can tell you is that it is a VERY good example of it's type. :)
Can't get here to try it? Here's the recipe for Tarta de Santiago
2 Comments:
Pamela wrote (on
May 04, 2007)
Oh, I know, it wouldn't do to eat it every day, would it, but some treats are essential, I think, for one's psychological health. Besides, the almonds are healthy! :)
What a lovely receipe - until I worked out my WeightWatcher points. 113 in total, and when I consider my wife and I are allowed 56 points a day in total I think it will have to live in the land of once upon a time!!!