Golden ridged sticks, made to be dunked in thick chocolate.
The ritual
Spanish Churros
1
Pipe the dough
A simple flour-and-water dough is piped through a star nozzle.
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Fry till ridged
Fried until the ridges turn deep golden and crisp.
3
Roll in sugar
Tossed warm in cinnamon sugar.
4
Dunk & enjoy
Served hot with a cup of thick drinking chocolate.
A journey through time
Spanish Churros
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Shepherds’ food
A simple fried dough cooked over open fires in the hills.
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A daily ritual
Became a beloved breakfast and afternoon merienda.
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Across the Atlantic
Carried to Latin America, where they’re filled with dulce de leche.
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Churros con chocolate
A street and café classic the world over.
Good to know
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Star-shaped on purpose
The ridges from the star nozzle help them fry crisp and even.
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Made for dunking
The thick Spanish chocolate is for dipping, not drinking fast.
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Named after a sheep?
One theory ties their shape to the horns of the churra sheep.
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Breakfast or midnight
Eaten at dawn after a fiesta — or for breakfast.
Types
Spanish Churros
Cukier puder
Cukier z cynamonem
Nutella
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Where it comes from
Spanish Churros — Spain
Churros come from Spain and Portugal, where the fried dough became a beloved breakfast dipped in thick, hot chocolate. From the Iberian Peninsula they spread to Latin America and around the world.
