Malasadas!

Addictive malasadas

Thanks to this delish post by Kat (and a comment by Rowena:)), I've been crazily craving malasadas - that addictive, hole-less sugary donut brought to Hawaii by the Portuguese in the 1800s.

Malasadas are crispy outside, gooey inside - so lovely when fresh.

In Hawaii, they're synonomous with old-school Leonard's Bakery.

Hawaii's malasadas - the Portuguese treat I couldn't find in Portugal

Embarrassingly, I visited Portugal so excited to eat malasadas (like going to Japan for sushi!) - but no one knew about it! A Lisbon resident explained maybe it was unique to Madeira Island. (He also said 'malasadas' meant 'badly-cooked' - so I went around Portugal asking for a badly-cooked thing to eat!)

(Images via TeamVision Virtual, jamesmargaret3rd, Hawaii Vacation Insider, Taste Odyssey and Road Food.)    

Get baked

I'm not a big fan of the lines at that other Georgetown cupcake place, so indulge at baked & wired. Decadent cupcakes with lots of creamy frosting, plus coffee, tea etc (the "wired" side of the shop). The cupcakes are the size of your head.

(Image via baked & wired).

When Pigs Fly

When Pigs Fly has some of the most delicious, delicious artisan breads. Makes me feel like I've been eating faux-bread all these years. I'd live in Boston's Brookline (or by their other shops), just to be near such doughy goodness.

(Image via When Pigs Fly).