Pasteis de 貝倫里斯本 照片檔

At the beginning of the 19th century, in Belem, Lisbon, next to the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos there was a"nsugar cane refinery linked to a small store. As a result of the liberal revolution of 1820, all convents and monasteries in Portugal were shut down in 1834, the clergy and labourers expelled. In an attempt at survival, someone from the monastery offered sweet pastries for sale in the shop. Pastries rapidly became known as 'Pasteis de Belem'. In 1837, the baking of the 'Pasteis de Belém' was begun in buildings joined to the refinery, following the 'secret recipe' from the monastery. Passed on and known exclusively to the master confectioners who hand-crafted the pastries in the 'secrets room', this recipe remained unchanged to the present day.