Dough dance: the magic of Tentúgal’s 400-year-old pastry

Isabel Rama works in silence. Circling the mound, she grabs fistfuls of the heavy dough, stretching it out and slapping it down in her own rhythm. From the first touch, an air bubble forms, growing larger and larger as she circles again and again, pulling and tugging at the sides until a paper-thin pastry sheet […]