Churro

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Spanish churros with hot chocolate ( Chocolate con Churros )

Churros (pronunciation [ 'tʃuros ]) are Iberian pastries . The elongated donuts with a star-shaped cross-section are prepared from incendiary mass , fried in hot oil and sprinkled with sugar . Often served as chocolate con churros , they are also common in Latin America , the Southwest United States, and the Philippines ( tsuros con tsokolate) .

Emergence

The origin of the churros is said to go back to a Chinese breakfast dish. Portuguese traders are said to have imported it to Europe, added sugar and given it its star-shaped cross-section.

Sale and consumption

Usually churros are sold at the churro stall or in a churrería , which are often found on main streets, squares and markets. In Spain , churros are eaten at any time of the day, but they are particularly popular as chocolate con churros at night or early in the morning on the way home. You can also eat them sprinkled with vanilla sugar or cinnamon . Traditionally, churros are particularly popular on New Year's morning after the New Year's party .

Variants and Distribution

A street vendor in Bogotá making churros.

There are different types of churros. In Seville they are also sometimes called Calientes or Calentitos de la rueda . These names usually refer to thicker churros called Porra in northern Spain, the Basque Country and other regions . Calientes are usually fried in a spiral and then cut into smaller portions. The center of the spiral is thicker and softer. The standard churro is also often sold under the name Calentitos de papas . The name refers to its softer, mashed potato-like consistency.

Filled, straight churros are available in Cuba (for example with a guava fruit filling), Brazil (with chocolate, Doce de Leite etc.) as well as in Argentina , Bolivia , Peru , Chile and Mexico . In Colombia and Venezuela , the churros are glazed with arequipe or sweetened condensed milk . In Uruguay there are also savory churros filled with cheese.

In France they are offered as Chichis or Chouchous and in Portugal as Farturas . Churros can also be bought in Germany, for example at public festivals or in amusement parks .

Web links

Commons : Churros  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. Churros: a secret history . Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  3. Ana Díaz: "Calentitos versus churros". As of September 29, 2014. Accessed December 22, 2016 .
  4. Todo una Amalgama: “Una de Calentitos”. Status: August 18, 2013. Accessed December 22, 2016 .
  5. ifood.tv: Churro. Retrieved December 22, 2016 .