Neenish Tart

Description

Neenish tart is an Australian and New Zealander delicacy, a sweet treat consisting of pastry shells with a custard-like filling, their tops decorated with a thin layer of icing, with each half colored differently. The usual color combinations are brown and white, pink and white, or brown and pink. The earliest written reference about the tart is found in an Australian newspaper called The Bunbury Herald from 1913, while the oldest recipes for the dish are written under the name Neinich tart , suggesting a possible European origin of the dessert. Today, there are numerous versions of the tart, such as the lemon-flavored version, most commonly found in New Zealand, or versions with an added layer of raspberry jam, found throughout Australia.