This is a Portuguese cake typical from the region of Alcochete.
The town itself deserves a visit to try one of its marvelous restaurants, after a promenade by the Tagus river where you can see typical fishing boats.
I invite you to eat a Fogaça at any coffee shop (Snack Bar) that you find at practically every main street.
This cake legend has more than 600 years, and it states that during a storm the Tagus fishermen prayed to Virgin Mary so fiercely that She appeared and the boat and its crew could return safely to shore.
Since then a procession is made every year to Atalaia's hill where today there's a church. To commemorate the people, at the time already with hand for the confectionery, made this cake to honor and remember the event.
