Convent sweets

5 Must-Try Portuguese Pastries (Beyond Pastel de Nata!)

Forget Pastel de Nata—Portugal’s pastry game goes way deeper! 🍩✨ Join Brent as he travels across the country tasting legendary…

2 months ago

Podcast: Sweets from Sicily, New Orleans, and Massachusetts

Valentine's Day is coming up so what better time than now to sample some sweets and desserts from around the…

10 months ago

The unique pastries of Guimarães, Portugal

Every city, town, and village in Portugal, it seems, has its own specialty pastry. Searching them out as you travel…

1 year ago

Buying sweets from cloistered nuns in Seville

Getting ready to try the Yemas de Sant Leandro (photo: Karen L. Campopiano) Seville's Convento San Leandro was first built…

1 year ago

Convent Sweets of Braga

Braga, Portugal is known for its churches and sweets. Those two things come together in the many Convent Sweets in…

2 years ago

Convent Sweets in Évora, Portugal

For a city with a population of about 50,000, Évora punches far above it's weight class when it comes to…

2 years ago

Tibias, the most famous pastry in Braga, Portugal

Braga's Tibias got its name from a human bone. Some say it resembles another part of the anatomy. Tibias origin…

2 years ago