It's not unusual for baked goods to be given names evoked by their appearance; consider, for example, Guatemala's "chicken." The folded spongecake of Portugal's lencinho (len-See-nyo) is likewise suggestive, but an oozy pastry cream filling belies the name, "handkerchief."
Thanks to Ethnojunkie for the treat. When I pointed out my chosen indulgence, I'd utterly forgotten my previous post from this bakery, more than a decade earlier (illustrated below). It was a case of déjà vu all over again.
Teixeira's Bakery
186 Ferry St. (at Van Buren St.), Newark, New Jersey
(one of several locations)
973-344-0103
