Corn Sponge with Lemon Sauce
Also known as: São Pedro do Sul Corn Sponge with Lemon Sauce
Moist corn sponge served in slices beneath a white lemon sauce.
- Origin
- São Pedro do Sul · Viseu Dão Lafões
- Region
- São Pedro do Sul · Viseu Dão Lafões
- Season
- Year-round
Pão-de-Ló de Milho com Molho de Limão is a contemporary creation from São Pedro do Sul. The corn batter gives a yellow, moist and tender crumb cut into rectangular slices; a white lemon sauce or glaze covers the top and runs down the edges.
The speciality is promoted as gluten-free, although each customer should confirm ingredients and cross-contamination directly with the maker.
- corn flour or corn preparation
- eggs
- sugar
- lemon
- additional ingredients in the maker's recipe
Sweet corn and moist crumb balanced by the aromatic acidity of lemon sauce.
It may be sold as a cake, small loaf or slices; sauce thickness and fluidity vary by maker.
At pastry shops, fairs and food events in São Pedro do Sul and Viseu Dão Lafões.
Black tea, coffee or lemon-verbena infusion.
The speciality represented São Pedro do Sul in the Seven Wonders of Portuguese Sweets competition in 2019 and advanced to the district stage. Regional and academic sources record it as a distinctive contemporary sweet from the municipality, not as an ancient convent recipe.
Sources: repositorio.ipv.pt · mapadossegredosgastronomicos.visitviseudaolafoes.pt · on-centro.pt
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