Of course, that makes sense. Very rarely visit these days, and certainly not in the summer despite being only a 20 min walk from home or 10 mins on the bus.
It was insanely busy 
When I made some at home the recipe says to heat the sugar syrup with a cinnamon stick, vanilla and lemon peel but it didn’t really come through as a very noticeable flavour in the end.
Have seen a few recipes that say to sprinkle cinnamon over them after cooking so they may have done that.
nutmeg on custard tarts is 
That’s what I meant 
Don’t know why I mixed up the two
Haven’t had any yet apart from a fairly decent sample from motorway services last night. Encouraged to note that the ones I’ve seen today are pleasingly caramelized.
Did have a Francesinha though.
From the top we have egg, cheese, ham, bread, layer of ham & chorizo in cheese, bread, pork steak, bread sitting, surrounded by fries and bathed in a beer & tomato flavoured gravy/sauce. Oof, a hefty undertaking. Still recovering!
Another one.
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Dirty boy!
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Lagos?
Yes.
Pastel de Nata shots comprising a Portuguese coffee liqueur, Advocaat on top then a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Surprisingly nice.
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Knock the x8 back then ask for the manager and critique his house system, it is the AA way.
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Perfection. Big & deep with lovely pastry & delicious custard with a tiny hint of cinnamon.
and a very nice milky coffee called gualo.
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How many can you get in your suitcase? What happened with the review of the soggy sandwich was it any good? Your post was coy, which I found particularly tummy teasing.
The Pasteis and I - A Cunt’s Journey
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I had a 5 year journey with Pastis - I was definitely a cunt and it didn’t have a happy ending
Paul Ricard has a lot to answer for!
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Always a bottle of 51 in the house.
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