Amares Orange Pudding

Pudim de Laranja de Amares is presented as a compact ring, commonly moulded with vertical scallops and covered in dark caramel sauce. Its colour ranges from deep orange to amber, while the interior is smooth, fine and dense rather than pale like a milk-based flan.

The published regional recipe is unusually direct: eight whole eggs, 400 grams of sugar and one teacup of Amares orange juice. It is cooked in a bain-marie inside a pre-caramelised mould. The local citrus is not merely flavouring; it is the batter's only liquid and the ingredient that defines taste, colour and identity.