Do You Know the Difference Between These 2 Portuguese Pastries?

Pastel de Nata and Pastel de Belém are not the same

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Let me be honest with you: I am writing this to save myself some time.

Over the years, I have spent hours explaining the difference between pastel de nata and pastel de Belém to foreigners who have visited my home country of Portugal. Wherever we…