Tarta de Mondoñedo

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Tarta de Mondoñedo is a layered cake consisting of puff pastry, sponge cake, angel hair pasta, almonds, and candied fruit. It was first created in the 12th century by nuns in Mondoñedo, a small town in the Galician province of Lugo. But it was thanks to the legendary pastry chef Carlos Folgueiro of the O Rei das Tartas bakery and food writer Álvaro Cunqueiro, who included the traditional recipe in his book Galician Cuisine , that it became better-known and famous. This attractive and rich cake is often enjoyed at celebrations but can be a filling breakfast or a mid-day snack, accompanied by some coffee or tea.