We bought these pineapple tarts from one of our favourite restaurants, Lion City, they were quite tasty. Lion City is a Singaporean restaurant. The little bit that sticks out, which is supposed to be the stem of the pineapple, is a dried clove. These are quite popular in Singapore, and often sold for Chinese New Year, but are also available year round in most bakeries. The pastries take different shapes; these ones look to me like they are supposed to be pineapples. Deliciously artistic!
The inside of the pastry is filled with a pineapple jam, which is made by slowly reducing and caramelizing grated fresh pineapple mixed with sugar and spices (cinnamon, star anise and/or cloves, even pandan). Very good tasting.
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When I was in Singapore in 2008, we found not only the pineapple treat, but also guava and mango ones! All terrific!
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