Transported by Porto

If you think 19,720 kilometres is a long way to travel for cake, you haven’t tried pastéis de nata. These delicious tarts, which feature a silky egg custard lightly blistered on top and tucked into a warm pastry shell the right side of flaky, are not only Portugal’s greatest culinary gift to the world, they’re also worth the two days and three flights it has taken me to reach Porto from Wellington.

I begin my day the way many of the locals do – with one