One city, many bites: Searching for Seoul's ultimate egg tart

Nata de Nata Address: 2, Seongbuk-ro 2-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul Phone: 0507-1494-1539 Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays 10:00-20:00 Prices: Original, low-sugar 3,000 won / Vanilla bean 3,500 won Tucked away in a quiet alley of Seongbuk District in Seoul, this small bakery brings a slice of Portugal to the city. Run by a chef from Coimbra who trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, along with a team of sous-chefs, the bakery exudes authenticity, from its brightly tiled walls and colorful decor to the buttery scent wafting from the open kitchen. Despite arriving early, by 11 a.m. on a Sunday a line has already started forming. Behind the glass, tarts are baked fresh in small batches. Inside this little Lisbon, three kinds of egg tarts — original, low sugar and vanilla bean — are on offer. For an added Portuguese touch, the shop offers mazagran, a zesty espresso-lemon iced coffee, and pastel de Tentúgal, a traditional egg cream dessert simmered for eight hours. One bite into the crisp, multi-layered pastry — painstakingly hand-folded into 18 layers using only margarine — and I was instantly transWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times