Churros in Madrid

I love having local foods whenever traveling.  Especially of the sweet variety!  And there is nothing like having churros in Spain!

The history of the churro isn't completely certain.  It's thought that it was invented by Spanish shepherds having named the pastry after the navajo-churro sheep, the pastry looking like the horn of the sheep.  The other thought is that Portuguese sailors learned of something similar in China.  After bringing it back, the Spaniards learned of the pastry, putting their own spin on it.

Either way churros have been eaten by Spaniards as breakfast or an afternoon snack for many years.

There are two chocolateria's in Madrid that stand out as the oldest and best.  Valor, a chocolateria starting in 1881 and San Gines is the oldest churreria, established in 1894.  If you find yourself in Madrid, you'll have to give one or both a try!

We asked around as to which one was the best and were encouraged to try Valor.  We should have tried out San Gines too, but we didn't live in the city and ran out of time before moving.  Just means we have to go back to give it a proper and thorough test!







You don't have to go too far to try churros though.  Street festivals and touristy areas in Spain always seem to have some close by.



In many different varieties too!



My favorite is actually with cinnamon and sugar, but when in Spain....



Have you had churros or been to a chocolateria in Spain?  I highly recommend it if you haven't!

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