Dough extrusion from the churerra
Churros are a popular late night snack in Mexico. Originally from Spain and Portugal, churros are lengths of ridged pastry dough that are fried in oil before being covered in cinnamon and sugar.
Typically made on a street corner, the churro master loads the dough into a large metal syringe-like tool, a churrera. The dough is then pressed out of a star-shaped fitting in the end of the tool directly into the hot oil.
Churro deliciousness frying up in hot oil
After night falls, any self-respecting Mexican town will have at least one churro spot. Families (usually with small kids) line up to wait their turn for freshly fried churros.
Mike acts like a kid, so he didn’t hesitate to jump in line. We ordered 7 churros to start – they were so good that we ordered an additional 7.
It’s a good thing churros aren’t available every night.
Our first batch of churros. Yum!
