A churro is a type of fried dough from Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, made with choux pastry dough piped into hot oil with a piping bag and large closed star tip or similar shape. They are also found in Latin American cuisine, Philippine cuisine, and in other areas that have received immigration from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, especially in France and the Southwestern United States.
A plate of churros in Madrid, Spain
Extruding dough for churros in Strasbourg
Churros drizzled with chocolate
"Tejeringos" or "Calentitos", an Andalusian variation of the churro
Spanish cuisine consists of the traditions and practices of Spanish cooking. It features considerable regional diversity, with important differences between the traditions of each of Spain's regional cuisines.
Growing of the Mediterranean triad in the province of Huelva
Illustration of the "supper of Tarragona" of James I of Aragon in an edition of the Llibre dels fets published in 1343.
Old Woman Frying Eggs (The Old Cook) (c. 1618) by Diego Velázquez. Scottish National Gallery.
Still-life painting by Luis Egidio Meléndez (1774) featuring cucumbers and tomatoes.