Alternative names | tat nanas, kueh tae, kue nanas |
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Type | Tart |
Course | Dessert |
Region or state | Maritime Southeast Asia and East Asia[1][2][3][4] |
Associated cuisine | Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei[5] |
Main ingredients | Pastry (butter, egg yolk, corn starch), pineapple jam |
Pineapple tart is a small, bite-size tart filled or topped with pineapple jam, commonly found throughout different parts of Southeast Asia such as Indonesia (kue nastar),[6] Malaysia (Baba Malay: kueh tae or kuih tair,[7] Malay language: kuih tat nanas; Jawi: تت نانس/ننس), Brunei and Singapore in various forms.[6]
The pineapple tart may have been invented in the 16th century. This is around the time the pineapple, a fruit native to South America, was introduced to Asia and the Malay Peninsula by Portuguese merchants.[3][4][1][2]