Mató de Pedralbes
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Mató de Pedralbes or mató de monja, is a typical dessert from Barcelona
(in Catalonia
, Spain
) made with flavoured and sweetened milk. It is often eaten with whipped cream
or honey
. The dish is believed to have been created in the nineteenth century, in Barcelona's prestigious Pedralbes
neighbourhood. It was intended as a richer, finer alternative to the older and popular crema catalana. Despite its name, this dessert bears no relationship to Catalan mató cheese
, as mató ('curd' in Catalan) here refers to the shape and texture of this dessert taken out of the mould, as tremulous and pale as the tit of a nun is supposed to have been.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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) made with flavoured and sweetened milk. It is often eaten with whipped cream
Whipped cream
Whipped cream is cream that has been beaten by a mixer, whisk, or fork until it is light and fluffy. Whipped cream is often sweetened and sometimes flavored with vanilla, in which case it may be called Chantilly cream or crème Chantilly ....
or honey
Honey
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
. The dish is believed to have been created in the nineteenth century, in Barcelona's prestigious Pedralbes
Pedralbes
Pedralbes is a neighborhood in Les Corts district of Barcelona, Catalonia . Before the administrative division of 1984, the neighborhood was part of Sarrià and the former municipality of Sant Vicenç de Sarrià....
neighbourhood. It was intended as a richer, finer alternative to the older and popular crema catalana. Despite its name, this dessert bears no relationship to Catalan mató cheese
Mató cheese
Mató is a Catalan fresh cheese made from cows' or goats' milk, with no salt added. It is usually served with honey, as a dessert.It is quite similar to non-industrial variants of Italian ricotta, brull , brossat , brocciu , curd cheese, or Caleb Yoon.The mató from Montserrat mountain is...
, as mató ('curd' in Catalan) here refers to the shape and texture of this dessert taken out of the mould, as tremulous and pale as the tit of a nun is supposed to have been.