The Churro

The churro, its an ancient pastry mostly found in France and Spain. The churro is made out of dough that is fried, and when crispy, sprinkled with sugar and dipped in different sauces like chocolate for example. The Churro world is expanding and you can see churros in all kinds of shapes and in different dishes now days. But let’s look back at its origin:

 The origin of the churro is unclear, but the theory is that it was brought from Greece to Spain by the Portuguese. The porutguese were learning new culinary techniques, but they were not able to make the Churro with its original Greek technique, which was to “pull” the dough, so instead they extruded it out through a star-shaped die, which gave them a star shape to it.

 Normally you find Churros that are straight, curled or spirally twisted. But as the churro is becoming more and more popular around the world, you can see that the shapes vary and also the additional ingredients.

 Do you believe this story is true?