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História dos Ovos Moles

History of Ovos Moles

História dos Ovos Moles

History of Ovos Moles

Portugal is known for many of its sweets and mouthwatering desserts. Learn more about the interesting history of one of these treats: ovos moles!

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  • 00:00:03A receita dos Ovos Moles é uma das mais adoradas no mundo. The Ovos Moles recipe is one of the most beloved in the world.
  • 00:00:09É uma sobremesa diferente que poucos conseguem resistir. It is a different kind of dessert that few can resist.
  • 00:00:14Mas de onde surgiu esta iguaria? But where did this delicacy come from?
  • 00:00:18A receita tem um passado conventual que remonta para o século XVI. The recipe has a conventual past dating back to the 16th century.
  • 00:00:25Antes de se usar as claras dos ovos para culinária, Before using egg whites for cooking,
  • 00:00:29estas eram usadas para tarefas domésticas, como para engomar a roupa. these were used for household chores such as ironing clothes.
  • 00:00:35As gemas eram deixadas de fora por não saberem que uso lhes dar, The yolks were thrown out because they didn't know what to use them for,
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no entantohowever Ovos molesA Portuguese sweet made with egg yolks, literally "soft eggs"
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  • i’m confused because in reading this shorty, i get the impression that ovos moles are made of egg whites though of course they are really made with egg yolks. I think the wording is very confusing. Could you clarify this please and thank you so much for all these shorties which are very useful for my comprehension of oral portuguese

    • Yes I agree about the confusion because the text talks about ‘lhe juntaram acucar’ as if the egg whites are being referred to. Of course we know that egg yolks are the ingredient of ovos moles, but the text should have been clearer.

      • Thanks for your comments, guys 🙂 I’ve already corrected the quiz, because indeed, it’s the egg whites – not yolks – that were used for ironing. On the other hand, it’s the egg yolks that are used in ovos moles. The shorty itself can’t be revised as quickly, but we’ll work on it.

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