Alentejo

With nothing more than eggs, sugar, and fire, one of the Alentejo’s most exquisite traditional sweets is made.

Perfecting the exact sugar point has been a skill passed down through generations. Its name is fittingly noble—Fidalgo—a dessert deeply rooted in Portugal’s gastronomic heritage.

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