Macau Egg Tart by Lord Stow, Venetian Hotel

Lord Stow's Bakery & Cafe

Venetian Hotel

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When in Macau, eating Portuguese egg tarts is a must

and Lord Stow's egg tarts are quite popular.

There weren't a lot of people in line at Lord Stow's. 

SIL bought a dozen egg tarts. 

We munched on these goodies while we walked 

back to the shuttle bus.

They were warm, light, fluffy, not too sweet, and still has a slight

crunch upon biting into the pastry.

But its still not as good as the egg tart I ate last time I was 

in Macau... the ones sold near the old temple in some alley.

I was reading one prominent local blogger and she said that

the wife of Lord Stow, Margaret, has her own bakery 

in an alley right across the Grand Lisboa.

We walked and found Margaret's bakeshop but it

was closed on Mondays.  Too bad I missed tasting

her version of egg tarts.  According to 'gossip',

Ms. Margaret was once married to Lord Stow and

she uses the same recipe as Lord Stow's.

PS I don't like the egg tarts in Manila.. The pastry probably 

has more flour  and less butter.  I've received these egg tarts 

several times as gifts from friends but they just don't taste as good

as the ones in Macau.  I tried buying fresh ones at the store

but it still tastes different, not as freshly baked and as

delicious as the ones in the streets of Macau.

Btw,  we tried the egg tarts in another bakery in Macau, not Koi Kei,

 the one nearest the St. Paul  ruins.  They were cheaper than Lord Stow's, 

and  tastes sooo much better!