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	\|description=Egg tarts are baked ~~pastry shells filled with sweet egg~~ custard~~, iconic in Macau and~~ Hong Kong ~~bakeries~~.		\|description=Egg tarts are baked custard pastries; Hong Kong dan tat and Macau Portuguese-style tarts are related but distinct lineages.
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	\| alternate_name = Dan tat; Portuguese egg tart; 葡式蛋挞; egg custard tart		\| alternate_name = Dan tat; 蛋撻; Portuguese egg tart; 葡式蛋挞; egg custard tart
	\| pinyin = Dàn tà		\| pinyin = Dàn tà
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	'''Egg Tart''' (Simplified Chinese: 蛋挞; Traditional Chinese: 蛋撻; Pinyin: ''Dàn tà''~~), also known as~~ '''~~dan tat~~'~~'',~~ is a small baked pastry ~~with a flaky or shortcrust~~ shell filled with sweet egg custard. Portuguese~~-style~~ egg ~~tarts~~ (~~葡式蛋挞~~) ~~are a Macau bakery icon~~, ~~while Hong Kong cafés serve a related Cantonese version~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tart English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Egg Tart''' (Simplified Chinese: 蛋挞; Traditional Chinese: 蛋撻; Pinyin: ''Dàn tà''; Cantonese: ''daahn tāat'') is a small baked pastry shell filled with sweet egg custard. In Chinese bakery culture the name covers at least two related but non-identical lines: Hong Kong / Guangzhou '''dan tat''' and Macau's so-called '''Portuguese egg tart''' (葡挞), itself an adaptation of Lisbon's ''pastel de nata''. Treating them as one interchangeable SKU erases the crust, custard, and history differences diners actually taste.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tart English Wikipedia: Egg tart]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~The filling~~ is smooth and ~~gently set~~, often ~~browned~~ on top in ~~Portuguese~~-~~style tarts~~. ~~Shells may be laminated~~ and ~~flaky or shorter~~ and ~~cookie~~-~~like~~ in ~~some~~ Hong Kong bakery ~~lines~~. ~~They~~ are ~~sold warm or at room temperature in bakeries and cha chaan tengs~~.		'''Hong Kong / Guangzhou style:''' Custard is typically smooth and evenly yellow, often less aggressively caramelized on top; shells may be shortcrust (cookie-like) or flaky lard-based pastry, sometimes in a flower-edged tin. Flavor leans eggy and gently sweet. These tarts moved from early-twentieth-century Guangzhou department-store bakeries—working in a British custard-tart idiom—into Hong Kong cafés and later everyday ''cha chaan teng'' counters.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="michelin">[https://guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/features/best-custard-egg-tart-hong-kong-macau Michelin Guide: custard tarts in Hong Kong and Macau]</ref>

			'''Macau "Portuguese" style (''pou tat''):''' Flaky laminated shell and a blistered, scorched custard top are the visual tell. Local popularization is closely tied to late-1980s Coloane bakery innovation adapting Portuguese ''pastel de nata'' ideas for Macau tastes; the city now treats the tart as a signature souvenir pastry. Compared with Lisbon Belém classics, Macau versions are often described as a little less sweet, with their own bake finish.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="macao">[https://macaonews.org/partner-features/bites-of-heritage-how-do-macaos-egg-tarts-differ-from-portuguese-pastel-de-nata/ Macao News: Macao egg tarts vs pastel de nata]</ref>

			'''Portuguese ''pastel de nata'':''' The Lisbon monastic / Belém yolk-custard tradition is Portuguese food history, not a Chinese invention; it is the European reference Macau bakers dialogued with. Keep that lineage labeled when comparing.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Wheat pastry dough, eggs, sugar, ~~milk or~~ evaporated milk, and ~~sometimes~~ cream or custard powder. ~~Exact ratios~~ and bake ~~finishes vary by shop; this page is overview~~-~~level~~.		Wheat pastry dough; eggs; sugar; milk, evaporated milk, and/or cream; optional custard powder. Shell fat systems (lard, butter, margarine) and bake temperatures drive flaky vs short vs scorched-top outcomes. Overview only.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	~~Egg custard tarts entered southern Chinese bakery culture through colonial and port~~-city exchange~~. Macau~~'s ~~Portuguese~~-style ~~tarts became internationally famous through local bakery chains~~; Hong Kong ~~developed its own café and bakery versions~~. Today ~~they are staples of~~ [[~~Macau~~ Food]] and [[~~Hong Kong~~ Food]] bakery counters.		Port-city bakery exchange shaped both Chinese lines: Guangzhou's 1920s Western-style department stores pushed new pastry specials; mid-century Hong Kong cafés democratized dan tat for working-class tea sets; Macau's late-twentieth-century Portuguese-style boom turned Coloane queues into regional tourism icons.<ref name="wp" /><ref name="michelin" /> Today [[Hong Kong Food]] and [[Macau Food]] bakery counters sell both families, sometimes on the same street, which is why clear naming helps travelers.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	~~Eaten as a snack~~ with tea or coffee. Related ~~bakery culture appears on~~ [[~~Macau Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food~~]].		Warm from the oven or room-temperature bakery case; paired with milk tea or coffee; dim-sum carts in some tea houses. Related sweets: [[Pineapple Bun]]. Do not merge egg tarts with steamed egg custard dishes or with savory egg tarts outside this bakery sense.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Hong Kong Food]]		* [[Hong Kong Food]]
	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]
			* [[Pineapple Bun]]
	* [[Dim Sum]]		* [[Dim Sum]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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{{Infobox chinese food
| image = Macau Portuguese egg tart.jpg
| caption = Egg Tart
| alternate_name = Dan tat; Portuguese egg tart; 葡式蛋挞; egg custard tart
| pinyin = Dàn tà
| type = Pastry / dessert
| course = Snack / dessert
| country = China
| region = Macau / Hong Kong / Guangdong
| other = Macanese and Hong Kong bakery classic
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'''Egg Tart''' (Simplified Chinese: 蛋挞; Traditional Chinese: 蛋撻; Pinyin: ''Dàn tà''), also known as '''dan tat''', is a small baked pastry with a flaky or shortcrust shell filled with sweet egg custard. Portuguese-style egg tarts (葡式蛋挞) are a Macau bakery icon, while Hong Kong cafés serve a related Cantonese version.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tart English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

The filling is smooth and gently set, often browned on top in Portuguese-style tarts. Shells may be laminated and flaky or shorter and cookie-like in some Hong Kong bakery lines. They are sold warm or at room temperature in bakeries and cha chaan tengs.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Wheat pastry dough, eggs, sugar, milk or evaporated milk, and sometimes cream or custard powder. Exact ratios and bake finishes vary by shop; this page is overview-level.

== History and culture ==

Egg custard tarts entered southern Chinese bakery culture through colonial and port-city exchange. Macau's Portuguese-style tarts became internationally famous through local bakery chains; Hong Kong developed its own café and bakery versions. Today they are staples of [[Macau Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]] bakery counters.

== Serving and variations ==

Eaten as a snack with tea or coffee. Related bakery culture appears on [[Macau Food]] and [[Hong Kong Food]].

== See also ==

* [[Macau Food]]
* [[Hong Kong Food]]
* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[Dim Sum]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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