FIOS DE OVOS - EGG STRANDS or ANGEL HAIR
Angel hair, called in Portuguese fios de ovos (“egg threads”) is a traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup. They are a traditional element in Portuguese cuisine, both in desserts and as side dishes. Like other egg-based Portuguese sweets, fios de ovos is believed to have been created by Portuguese monks and nuns around the 14th or 15th centuries.The recipe was probably taken to Japan and Thailand by P...
