Lord Stow’s

RESTAURANTS, MACAU Updated : Jul 15, 2016, 04.04 PM IST

Kiran Mehta

Kiran calls Mumbai home, but is never far from her next trip. Her job involves zipping across the globe, but she insists it is hard work. She has checked into ashrams, lived with strangers in Europe, and tried her hand at extreme sports in Australia, etc., all in an effort to bring you back a story. In addition to the Times Group, she has contributed to National Geographic Traveller (India), Hindustan Times, Spenta Multimedia, The Hindu etc., where she recounts her globe-trotting adventures.

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In the late 80’s, Britisher Andrew Stow went to Lisbon and fell in love with the pasteis de nata, a local egg-based pie. Having lived in Macau, he knew about Macanese tastes. So, he experiment with the pasteis, added an English touch, reduced the sweet content, and Lord Stow’s egg tarts were born. What started as a single store in 1989, in Coloane, has grown into a franchise spread throughout Macau that is hard to miss. You can even find the franchise on the casino strip. Be warned though that as you bite into the tarts, one is never enough. Deceptively light and fluffy, my trip to Macau had me pile on the pounds thanks to this sweet-treat.

While you’re out buying the tarts, don’t forget the almond cookies. While every establishment has their own little variation of this local treat, Lord Stow’s remains my favourite even when it comes to this cookie.
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