| − | '''Churros''' are a popular [[Mexican]] [[dessert]] or [[snack]] [[food]]. They are a pastry made of [[dough]] that is fried and then covered lightly in [[sugar]]. The dough is squeezed through a tube called a ''churrera'' to make the long rope shape. | + | '''Churros''' are a popular [[Mexican]] [[dessert]] or [[snack]] [[food]] that originated in [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]. They are a pastry made of [[dough]] that is fried and then covered lightly in [[sugar]]. The dough is squeezed through a tube called a ''churrera'' to make the long rope shape. |
| − | Churros are popular in [[Mexico]] as a dessert or as a [[breakfast]] food, like [[Danish pastry]] or [[bear claw]] in [[America]]. They are also sold on the street or in [[bakery|bakeries]]. | + | Churros are popular in Spain, Portugal, [[Mexico]], [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Venezuela]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]] as a dessert or as a [[breakfast]] food, like [[Danish pastry]] or [[bear claw]] in [[America]]. They are also sold on the street or in [[bakery|bakeries]]. |