Tarta de Santiago

£7.50≈ €8.97

The Captain Cook · London

Almond tart served with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition

≈ 500 kcalper portion of about 150 g

Protein7%
7%
Fat54%
54%
Carbohydrates39%
39%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

A traditional gluten-free sponge cake made primarily from ground almonds and sugar. It is typically dusted with icing sugar and decorated with the Cross of Saint James.

Cuisine: Spanish (Galician)

Typical ingredients

ground almonds
sugar
eggs
vanilla ice cream

General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.

History of the dish

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Origin: Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Torta de Santiago (in Galician) or Tarta de Santiago (in Spanish), literally meaning cake of St. James, is an almond cake or pie from Galicia with its origin in the Middle Ages and the Camino de Santiago.

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