Pastel (food)
Pastel is the Spanish and Portuguese word for pastry, a sugary food, and is the name given to different typical dishes of various countries where those languages are spoken. In Mexico, pastel typically means cake, as with Pastel de tres leches. However, in different Latin American countries pastel can refer to very different sugary dishes, and even to non-sugary ones as well. In some places, like Brazil, a pastel can refer to both a sugary and non-sugary food, depending on the filling used.
Brazil
In Brazil, pastel (plural: pastéis) is a typical fast-food Brazilian dish consisting of half-circle or rectangle-shaped thin crust pies with assorted fillings and fried in vegetable oil. The result is a crispy, brownish fried pie. The pastel is classified in Brazilian cuisine as a salgado (savoury snack), although sweet variations also exist. It is traditionally sold on the streets, in open-air marketplaces, or in fast-food shops known as pastelarias. It is popularly said[by whom?] to have originated when Japanese immigrants adapted Chinese fried wontons to sell as snacks at weekly street markets. A common beverage to drink with pastéis is caldo de cana, a sugarcane juice. Common pastel fillings include ground meat, melty cheese (mozzarella or queijo prato), catupiry, heart of palm, codfish, cream cheese, chicken and small shrimp. Some sweet fillings are guava paste with Minas cheese, banana, and chocolate. [1][2]
Mexico
In Mexico, pastel typically means cake, as in the dessert called Pastel de tres leches. Pastel de tres leches is also served in other Latin American countries, such as Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, but the word used to describe it may or may not be "pastel". In Puerto Rico, for example, the same food as the one in Mexico is called Bizcocho de tres leches.[3]
Portugal
A pastel in Portugal may refer to several types of desserts or hors d'œuvres. These include the pastel de bacalhau and the pastel de nata.
Non sugary foods
The word "pastel" (or, its plural "pasteles") is used in some Spanish-speaking countries to refer to a starchy, non-sugary food.
Canada
On the west coast of Canada, in Richmond, the Brazilian pastel has been embraced by the Asian community. First introduced in Richmond at one of the largest fairs in North America, the Richmond Night Market by Whatafood a local company based in Vancouver, BC, the pastel soon became a popular food option at the traditional fair. At the fair, it is possible to find the pastel in four flavors: beef, cheese, chicken and Pork calabrese style (Smoked Pork Sausage).
Indonesia
In Indonesia, pastel refers to a pie of crust made of thin pastry filled with meat (usually chicken) mixed with vegetables (chopped carrot and beans), rice vermicelli and sometimes egg, then deep fried in vegetable oil. It is consumed as snack and commonly sold in Indonesian traditional markets.[4] The similar Manadonese version replace thin flour pie crust with bread and filled with spicy cakalang (skipjack tuna) is called panada.
Philippines
In the Philippines, pastel may refer to any (usually chicken or meat) casserole dish baked in a pie crust. Among Muslim Filipinos, pastel is an alternative spelling of pastil, which refer to two different dishes. Pastil (also spelled patil, patel, or patir) among the Danao-speaking peoples refers to white rice and meat wrapped in a banana leaf; while pastil among the Tausug people refers to a nativized version of the empanada. In the province of Camiguin, however, it refers specifically to pastel de Camiguín, a soft, sweet filled bun.
Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, where the word is generally used in its plural form (pasteles), it is a dish which includes diced pork with olives, capers, raisins, chickpeas, and sweet peppers. This mixture is centered in dough made mainly of green bananas with a small portion of plantain, yautía, and potato. The dough is tinted with annatto oil. It is wrapped in plantain leaf, tied with string, boiled and later served, typically, with arroz con gandules (yellow-rice with pigeon peas). The overall effect is very similar to Mexican and Peruvian tamales. It is not a pastry.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Lira, Adriano (2016-01-20). "Conheça a história do pastel e aprenda receitas". Casa e Jardim. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ "A história do pastel do Beto". Correio Braziliense. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Got Milk? On the trail of pastel de tres leches. MM Pack. Austin Chronicle. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Benhil Market, "Takjil" Heaven". Tempo.co. 13 July 2013.
- ^ Pasteles de yuca. Meseydi Rivera. thenoshery.com 14 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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External links
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