‘Fios de Ovos’ is a traditional signature dish in Portuguese dessert making made of egg yolks.It is also called Portuguese angel hair often used in fillings and decorations of cakes and other desserts, or as accompaniments for both sweet and savory dishes.The recipe was probably taken to Japan and Thailand by Portuguese explorers between the 16th and 18th centuries. Portuguese food influenced a lot in Goa’s cuisine. Fios de Ovos in Goa is known as ‘Letria’ used to decorate the top of a Halwa made of coconut and cashew nuts . While in Mappila Cuisine of Kerala it is known as Muttamala. A Mappila, also known as a Musli Moplahs is a member of the largest Muslim group in the Indian state of Kerala. The Mappila community of Kerala owes a lot to the spice trade that had been happening in the Malabar region since 1000 BC. Drawing from the Portuguese, Dutch and most heavily, Arab influences, Mappila food is the best sort of amalgamation of local and borrowed food traditions. With just 2 ingredient in hand you can make this Portuguese dessert but it really not simple as it looks. It is usually left to professional patisseries as to understand the right temperature of sugar syrup and swirl the egg yolk at the right time is very important. Still one can try this because any egg yolk dropped unevenly over the syrup is still edible
I will surely try this.
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