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Cabell d'àngel
	Pastry filled with Cabell d'àngel
Type	Spread
Place of origin	Spain
Region or state	Mallorca [citation needed]
Main ingredients	Cucurbita ficifolia pulp, sugar
Variations	Doce de gila
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Cabell d'àngel [kəˈβɛʎ ˈdaɲ(d)ʒəl] (Spanish: [kaˈβeʎo ðe ˈaŋxel] cabello de ángel; literally "angel's hair") is a transparent threaded^{[clarification needed]} jam made from Siam pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia) pulp and white sugar. It originated in Mallorca ^{[citation needed]} but its use has spread to the rest of Spain and some countries in the Americas.

Uses

Cabell d'àngel can be used simply as a pumpkin jam spread on slices of bread, but it is mainly used to stuff pastries, as ensaïmades, pastissets and coques.^[1]

Preparation

The pumpkin is boiled in water until it falls apart into fibres. This pulp is cooked in sugar syrup with slow and frequent stirring. In Mallorca, it is baked instead of being boiled, intensifying the flavour. The jam can be seasoned with cinnamon or citrus zest. It is best when prepared in the spring, once the pumpkins have fully matured.^[2]

References

^ "Cabell d'àngel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
^ "Cabell d'àngel". 19 July 2022.

[recepta-1] "Cabell d'àngel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

[2] "Cabell d'àngel". 19 July 2022.

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+{{Short description|Food}}
-{{tone|date=August 2009}}
+{{more citations needed|date=July 2017}}{{Infobox prepared food
-[[Image:Courge de Siam.jpg|thumb|Angel's hair jam is made with [[Cucurbita ficifolia|Asian pumpkin]]]]
+| name             = Cabell d'àngel
-[[Image:Ensaimada 3.jpg|thumb|[[Ensaimada|Ensaimades]] are often stuffed with this jam]]
+| image            = Pasta flora con cabello de ángel - sección.jpg
-[[Image:pastissets.jpg|thumb|[[Pastisset]]s are often stuffed with it, too]]
+| image_size       = 250px
+| caption          = Pastry filled with Cabell d'àngel
+| alternate_name   =
+| country          = [[Spain]]
+| region           = [[Mallorca]] {{cn|date=May 2024}}
+| creator          =
+| course           =
+| type             = [[Spread (food)|Spread]]
+| served           =
+| main_ingredient  = [[Cucurbita ficifolia]] pulp, [[sugar]]
+| variations       = [[Doce de gila]]
+| calories         =
+| other            =
+}}
+[[File:Bayonesa (cabello de ángel).jpg|thumb|''Bayonesa'' is pastry stuffed with cabell d'àngel.]]
+[[File:Ensaimada 3.jpg|thumb|[[Ensaïmada|Ensaïmades]] are often stuffed with this jam.]]
-'''''Cabell d'àngel''''' or, in English, '''Angel's Hair''', is a transparent threaded [[jam]] made from Siam pumpkin ([[Cucurbita ficifolia]]) pulp and white [[sugar]]. It originated in the [[Catalan Countries]] but its use has spread to the rest of [[Spain]] and some countries in the [[Americas|America]].
+'''Cabell d'àngel''' {{IPA|ca|kəˈβɛʎ ˈdaɲ(d)ʒəl|}} ({{IPA|es|kaˈβeʎo ðe ˈaŋxel|lang}} ''cabello de ángel''; literally "angel's hair") is a transparent threaded{{clarify|date=July 2017}} [[jam]] made from Siam pumpkin (''[[Cucurbita ficifolia]]'') pulp and white [[sugar]]. It originated in [[Mallorca]] {{cn|date=May 2024}} but its use has spread to the rest of [[Spain]] and some countries in the [[Americas]].
 ==Uses==
-Cabell d'àngel can be use simply as a pumpkin jam spread on slices of bread, but it is mainly used to stuff pastries, as [[Ensaimada|ensaïmades]], [[pastisset]]s and [[coca (pastry)|coques]].
+Cabell d'àngel can be used simply as a pumpkin jam spread on slices of bread, but it is mainly used to stuff pastries, as [[Ensaimada|ensaïmades]], [[pastisset]]s and [[coca (pastry)|coques]].<ref name="recepta">{{cite web |url=http://www.clubdecuines.cat/recepta/cabell-d-angel/4417 |title=Cabell d'àngel |accessdate=2010-01-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706220012/http://www.clubdecuines.cat/recepta/cabell-d-angel/4417 |archivedate=2011-07-06}}</ref>
 ==Preparation==
-To make Cabell d'àngel, first to cut up the Siam pumpkin and simmmer in water in order to obtain the filaments. Or it can be baked in an oven, as is done in [[Mallorca]]. Rinse the filaments thoroughly and then cook them in a [[syrup]] made with water and white sugar, gently stirring the mixture as it cooks. Cabell d'àngel is usually flavored with stick [[cinnamon]] or [[citron]] skin inside the syrup. It is best when prepared in the spring, once the pumpkins have lost some water.<ref>[http://www.clubdecuines.cat/recepta/cabell-d-angel/4417 Elaboració]</ref>
+The pumpkin is boiled in water until it falls apart into fibres. This pulp is cooked in sugar syrup with slow and frequent stirring. In Mallorca, it is baked instead of being boiled, intensifying the flavour. The jam can be seasoned with cinnamon or citrus zest. It is best when prepared in the spring, once the pumpkins have fully matured.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catalunyacuina.com/pastisseria/coca-cabell-dangel |title=Cabell d'àngel|date=19 July 2022 }}</ref>
-==Elaboration==
+==See also==
+* ''[[Cucurbita ficifolia]]''
-'''Ingredients:'''<br />
+* [[Doce de gila]]
-pumpkin<br />
+* [[List of spreads]]
-Sugar<br />
-Lemon<br />
-Cinnamon<br /><br />
-'''Elaboration:'''<br />
-. Empty out the pumpkin and take out all the seeds. Weigh in raw. Put it to boil with a little water until the filaments are out. Drain it.<br />
-. Put in a pan a little less sugar than the weight of the pumpkin (proportion is 800g of sugar per kilo of pumpkin), the juice of one lemon and a little water. Make with this a thick syrup (''almívar'').<br />
-. Once the ''almívar'' is ready, add the ''cabell d'àngel'' (from step 1), boil it while you stir it slowly and often -otherwise it gets stuck to the pan-, until it gets the characteristic colour and texture (30 minutes approximately). Enjoy!
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabello de ángel}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.xtec.cat/~ccols/cuina/cuina.htm#cabell Recepta] {{ca}}
 [[Category:Catalan cuisine]]
 [[Category:Valencian cuisine]]
 [[Category:Balearic cuisine]]
-[[Category:Spreads]]
+[[Category:Spreads (food)]]
+[[Category:Squash and pumpkin dishes]]
-[[ca:Cabell d'àngel (dolç)]]
-[[de:Cabello de ángel]]
-[[es:Cabello de ángel]]