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 Fios de ovos in Brazil | |
| Type | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Portugal |
| Associated cuisine | Portuguese, Spanish, Brazilian, Japanese, Cambodian, Lao, Malaysian, and Thai |
| Main ingredients | Egg yolks, sugar syrup |
| Variations | Encharcada, doces de ovos |
Fios de ovos (lit. 'egg threads') is a traditional Portuguese sweet food made out of egg yolks, drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup. It is used as a garnish on cakes and puddings, as a filling for cakes, or eaten on its own.[1]
Through Portuguese trade and colonization, the dish has spread to many countries in Asia.[2] In Japan, it is known as keiran sōmen[3] (鶏卵素麺, lit. 'hen egg noodles'), in Cambodia as vawee[4] (Khmer: វ៉ោយ), in Malaysia as jala mas (lit. 'golden net'),[5] in Thailand as foi thong (Thai: ฝอยทอง; lit. 'golden strand'),[6] and in the Malabar region of Kerala, India as muttamala (മുട്ടമാല; lit. 'egg chain' or 'egg necklace').[7] This dish is called letria in Goa.[8] Fios de ovos is also popular in Brazil, as well as Spain, where it is known as huevo hilado. In Seville, it is shaped into peaked cones called yemas de San Leando.[2]
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- ^ Eric Rath (2010). Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Japan. University of California Press. p. 103–104. ISBN 9780520262270.
- ^ Longteine De Monteiro (1998). The Elephant Walk Cookbook: Cambodian Cuisine from the Nationally Acclaimed Restaurant. Houghton Mifflin. p. 280. ISBN 0395892538.
- ^ Mahsinah Abdullah, Sharifah (July 24, 2012). "It's sweet by any name". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014.
- ^ Bangkok Post Educational Services, "Three tempting Thai delicacies". Accessed on October 29, 2011.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (14 April 2023). "How the Portuguese introduced the signature dish of Muttamaala to Malabar". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Menon, Smitha (2021-11-24). "Hidden waterfalls and vinyls: the Goa you need to meet". Condé Nast Traveller India. Retrieved 2022-12-10.