Tarts can be savory or sweet.
Tart is a term in our language that comes from the French word tarte . The concept is usually used in reference to a large cake that can be sweet or savory and is filled with various ingredients.
For example: «Tonight we are going to eat spinach and cheese cake» , «I'm going to go to the bakery to buy a strawberry cake to take to Liliana's house» , «I asked Clara to prepare a ricotta cake: "It always looks very rich."
Different types of cakes
It is important to keep in mind that the notion can refer to different preparations, which share certain characteristics but are not the same. At a general level, it can be said that the cake has a dough base that is cooked in the oven . Depending on the ingredients, it can be served as a main dish (salty), dessert (sweet) or for snacks .
When the cake is sweet, in some countries it is called cake or cake , although differences can also be established between both words. Sweet cakes can be made with fruits, chocolate, cream or other elements.
Many times the cake or cake is used as part of a celebration : the wedding cake , the birthday cake , etc.
As a main course, the pie can be offered open (that is, with the filling visible) or closed (the dough is folded or a kind of lid , also made with dough, is placed). Cakes of this type can be made with cheese, spinach, chard, ham, tuna, pumpkin or chicken, among other ingredients.
Pasta frola is a type of cake.
A wide variety
Talking about food dishes always entails endless versions of the same recipe , which are developed for multiple reasons, the "broken phone" effect being one of the main ones. Just as paella can be made in many different ways, all of which are official in their respective regions, the same goes for cakes. In this case, adding to the confusion is the fact that this term can represent a dessert or a savory dish, with or without a lid .
Firstly, if we think about its salty version, we could say that its dough differs from that used for pizza in a couple of aspects, such as the absence of yeast, the inclusion of butter or the fact that it must be kneaded in a different way. way, until achieving a much smaller thickness. However, this is not always true: not everyone uses butter (or margarine, of animal or vegetable origin, all valid options) or thins the layers, since there is a preparation whose dough can be thicker than that of pizza. .
In general, the pie dough is made more airy and thick when it is not intended to cover the filling , and this goes for both savory and sweet recipes. Some examples in which this difference in thickness and consistency can be clearly seen are vegetable tart, ricotta tart or quince paste (also known as pasta frola ); If we compare these three recipes with an Easter cake , filled mainly with chard, we will notice at first glance that the latter has a considerably thinner and less airy dough.
Sweet cakes, which are also called cakes or cakes, are usually taller and closed, although they can be cut into several layers to add various ingredients, such as cream and fruit. In this case, the possibilities are also many, especially when cultural differences, ideologies or health problems come into play that prevent the consumption of certain products : for example, using soy drink instead of cow's milk, and vegetable margarine instead. of butter to create a vegetarian version of a recipe it is possible to obtain results very similar to the original, and many people would not notice the difference.