Best Cake King of Portugal is in Tentúgal (with videos) – News from Coimbra
This year, if you want to have the Best Cake King of Portugal at your table, you must go to Pastelaria Moinho Novo – Conventual Sweets, in Tentúgal, as it was the big winner of the VIII ACIP Competition – “The Best Cake King of Portugal” .
But, if you prefer the Best Cake Queen, you’ll have to go to Pontinha, Lisbon, to Casa do Padeiro.
The Bolo-Rei Escangalhado can be found in Figueira da Foz, in Padaria e Pastelaria Dionísio.
If your preference for a Christmas braid, then you will have to go to Arouca, Amorim & Rocha, Lda.
The best Innovation this year can be found at Visconde Pastelaria, in Coimbra.
These were the winners of the VIII ACIP Contest – “The Best King Cake in Portugal”, which took place today at Quinta do Outeiro, in Tentúgal, Coimbra and which had 240 samples, as claimed, by Notícias de Coimbra (NDC), Rui Tarelho director of ACIP – Association of Trade and Industry of Bakery, Pastry and Similar.
“Rewarding, promoting, valuing and divulging the main and oldest delicacies of Christmas” is the objective of the initiative, which “is the most important of the association”, emphasizes the director.
For the manager of Pastelaria Moinho Novo, José Carlos, it was a surprise to have won the award, but a confidant, to the NDC, which always bets on the “traditional recipe with great dedication, affection and love”.
And the best innovation for your Christmas dinner is in the city of Coimbra, “with textures that remind you of the time”, emphasizes Francisco Dinis, managing partner of Visconde Pastelaria, who won the category.
Watch the Direto NDC video with: the manager of Pastelaria Moinho Novo, José Carlos:
Watch the video of Direto NDC with Rui Tarelho from the ACIP direction:
Watch the video of Direto NDC with Francisco Dinis, managing partner of Visconde Pastelaria:
Watch the Direto NDC video of the announcement of the winners: