What is Sopaipilla?

Sopaipilla, sometimes spell -spelled Sopapilla, is a piece of fried dough, which is matched with honey. Sopaipils are often referred to as "small pillows" due to their inflated appearance after frying. They are closely related to other pastries made of fried dough, such as donuts, bunuelos and churros. The dough is created in balls or small triangles and are dropped into a pot of hot oil. Each dough ball is fried until it is gold and "inflated" on one side, then it is inverted and fried until it is golden and inflated everywhere. They are also usually salty by adding meat, beans or vegetables, similar to Taco or Enchilada. Sopaipily are also often served as a replacement for bread or roles.

Sopaipils variations can be found in some regions of North, Central and South America. In Chile, they are traditionally made from winter squash, usually ignited, although a canned pumpkin is also used. SquasH is mixed with flour and lard to form a dough and finished pastry is often served with unrefined sugar syrup cane flavored citrus and cinnamon. Chilean sopaipils are sometimes also served with spices such as mustard, ketchup, butter, manjar or pepper sauce known as Pebre. They are most commonly consumed at time-especially on cold rainy days as pick-me-up.

in Peru Sopaipily are called Cachangas and are most often consumed for breakfast. Traditionally, they are made of corn flour. This variation is usually larger in size, but thin and crispy than other Sopaipily. Visitable states, Sopaipilla are popular throughout the southwest and are most often associated with a new Mexico, especially with the city of Albuquerque.

Many people claim that the Sopaipily comes from Albuquerque at the end of the 16th or at the beginning of the 17th century, but it seems that pastries also have international roots. The word "sopaipilla" comes from the Spanish word sopaipa , which refers to a fried dough with honey. SpanishVO is derived again from the mozarabic word xopaipa , which referred to bread soaked in oil. Mozarabic spoke people on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe from the fifth century to the eighth century.