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Food for Thought: Dan tat

By: Nancy La, News Editor Words alone are not enough to describe my affinity for egg tarts, or dan tat. A well-made, fresh out of the oven dan tat is the perfect mini pastry humankind has ever created. Nothing else can beat the sensation of biting into a fresh egg tart, with its flaky, yet tender and buttery shell accompanied by the delicate, perfectly balanced sweet egg custard. Dan tat has a complicated history intertwined with British colonization, making every bite that much more complex.  In 1841, Britain and China were engaged in the Opium War because of Britain’s role…

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