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Breakfast

Torrada (torrada)

A slice of toasted bread spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar, served with coffee. It's the classic Cape Verdean breakfast, simple and comforting.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Nutrition facts

304 kcal per serving

Protein
3.7 g
Carbohydrates
30.6 g
of which sugars
8.3 g
Fat
18.1 g
of which saturated fat
11.3 g
Fiber
0.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Toast the bread slices in a toaster or in a dry pan until golden on both sides.
  2. Spread each hot slice with butter, which should melt on contact with the bread.
  3. Sprinkle with caster sugar, and with cinnamon if you like.
  4. Make the coffee, black or with milk, while the bread toasts.
  5. Serve the torradas immediately, piping hot, with the coffee.

Variations and tips

Indulgent version. Add a thin layer of guava or pineapple jam under the butter.

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