Katharine if you go on line and do a search of Malassada they have a few different site that show different variation. http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-make-malasadas/ Ed
On Aug 14, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Katharine wrote: > Muito obrigada para todos!!! (Thank you very much, everyone) > > The novel I'm translating takes place in Nordeste, São Miguel, > although as someone whose father was ¾ Florentino, I appreciate > Debbie's information as well, from a personal viewpoint -- since I > know so little re my family's hidden Portuguese ancestry (such a huge, > forbidden secret), and this adds another clue to my search for my own > destroyed roots. Also, I find it interesting how some traditions are > universal throughout the Azorean archipelago, while others can be > unique even within a region of just one island! > > The fried-in-oil dough described by Gayle, Margaret, Cheri, Linda and > Donna is surely what the novelist is referring to. > > Allegedly, "malassadas" in the eastern Azorean islands are the same as > what are called "filhós" in the central and western groups. Is that > correct? > > I also sent an email with this inquiry to an immigrant friend > originally from near Nordeste, and he said his mother loved them, made > them, and used a dough-cutter to give them their characteristic > shape. I replied a little while ago asking if that was a rosette > shape, since I've yet to find any pictures of "Rosas do Egipto" > online, but have yet to receive a reply. Will keep you posted if I > learn more. > > I left my native Bay Area for back East long ago (long before I knew > of my Portuguese heritage). Where we live in the diaspora, I > literally do not know a single Azorean-American -- NOT ONE :-( If, > like some of you lucky ones, I lived near a Portuguese bakery, I'd be > one of their steadiest customers -- and probably one of their plumpest > ones as well!!! > > Katharine. > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when > they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
