folar is a traditional portuguese easter cake — the equivalent to hot cross buns. there are several different types of folar here in algarve, but they’re usually a layered cake, cooked in small pots. they do a delicious version of it in olhão that is so good they sell it year-round in supermarkets!
granted, it doesn’t look like much from the outside, but when you slice through it…
… magic! layers over layers of moist cinnamon-y goodness, compacted over time under a thick syrup. it might be ugly, but it’s oh-so-good. don’t knock it until you try it!
ps — well, i’ll be damned — looks like we’ve been eating it wrong all along… this explains so much!
3 replies on “folar de olhão”
It’s delicious! Yum!
O meu deus que bom aspecto! Qqquueeeerrroooooo muito! N conhecia!
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