Pão de Ló (Portuguese Sponge Cake)

Douro

“Soft, moist, and rectangular—that’s Pão-de-Ló de Folgoso.

For many, it is the best sponge cake in the world. António and Eulália still make it by hand in the village of Folgoso, in Vale de S. Domingos, on the left bank of the Douro River.”

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