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'''Xuixo''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈʃuʃu}}; also known as ''xuxo''; {{langx|es|suso}}) is a [[viennoiserie]] pastry from the city of [[Girona]] in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. It is a deep-fried, sugar-coated cylindrical pastry filled with [[crema catalana]].<ref name="gastro">{{cite web |url= http://www.gastroteca.cat/en/product-details/girona-xuixo/ |title= Girona 'xuixo' |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website= gastroteca.cat |publisher= |access-date= 19 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.runnerbeantours.com/blog/traditional-catalan-desserts-and-sweets-eat-like-a-local-in-barcelona/ |title= Traditional Catalan desserts and sweets: eat like a local in Barcelona |last1= Brannigan |first1= Ann Marie |date= 6 November 2014 |website= runnerbeantours.com |publisher= |access-date= 20 June 2016}}</ref> |
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Commonly eaten for breakfast or [[tea (meal)|tea]], it is honored as ''Producte de la Terra'' ({{ |
Commonly eaten for breakfast or [[tea (meal)|tea]], it is honored as ''Producte de la Terra'' ({{langx|en|Product of the home country}}) by the Department of Agriculture, Farming and Fishing of the [[Generalitat de Catalunya|Government of Catalonia]].<ref name="gastro"/> |
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It is assumed that this pastry originated in 1920s Girona in a pastry shop owned by Emili Puig in the Street |
It is assumed that this pastry originated in 1920s Girona in a pastry shop owned by Emili Puig in the Street Cort Reial. A French pastry shop showed Puig the preparation of cream-filled pastry and this inspired him to create the ''Xuixo''. |
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This pastry is very popular not only in Girona but has been also accepted in the surrounding areas and can also be found in [[Tarragona]], [[Castellón de la Plana]] and [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]. |
This pastry is very popular not only in Girona but has been also accepted in the surrounding areas and can also be found in [[Tarragona]], [[Castellón de la Plana]] and [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]. |
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In the second half of the 20th century it was one of the most demanded product in the ''Xurreries'' (pastry shops, {{ |
In the second half of the 20th century it was one of the most demanded product in the ''Xurreries'' (pastry shops, {{langx|es|churrerías}}) and nowadays it is commercialized by a candy brand that sells them not plain but with a chocolate icing. |
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== The legend == |
== The legend == |
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According to a legend in Girona the invention of the ''Xuixo'' has to be credited to ''el Tarlà'', a very sympathetic person that is very present in the legends of this area. This acrobat that entertained the citizens in a quarantine during an epidemic, fell in love with the daughter of a pastry chef. Once when he visited his beloved girl her father appeared and he hid in a bag of flour. Unfortunately he sneezed (which sounds like ''xui-xui'') and was discovered. Before the pastry chef could get angry he promised to marry his daughter and give him the recipe of a special pastry: the ''Xuixo''. He named it after the sneeze that betrayed him. |
According to a legend in Girona the invention of the ''Xuixo'' has to be credited to ''el Tarlà'', a very sympathetic person that is very present in the legends of this area. This acrobat that entertained the citizens in a quarantine during an epidemic, fell in love with the daughter of a pastry chef. Once when he visited his beloved girl her father appeared and he hid in a bag of flour. Unfortunately he sneezed (which sounds like ''xui-xui'') and was discovered. Before the pastry chef could get angry he promised to marry his daughter and give him the recipe of a special pastry: the ''Xuixo''. He named it after the sneeze that betrayed him. Nowadays a figure of ''el Tarlà'' can be seen every year during the spring festivities when its copy is erected at the place where he had entertained the people of Girona.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.shbarcelona.com/blog/en/traditional-catalan-recipes-xuixos/ |title= Traditional Catalan recipes: Xuixos |author= Paula |date= 16 November 2015 |website= shbarcelona.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote= 19 June 2016}}</ref> |
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Nowadays a figure of ''el Tarlà'' can be seen every year during the spring festivities when its copy is erected at the place where he had entertained the people of Girona.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.shbarcelona.com/blog/en/traditional-catalan-recipes-xuixos/ |title= Traditional Catalan recipes: Xuixos |author= Paula |date= 16 November 2015 |website= shbarcelona.com |publisher= |access-date= |quote= 19 June 2016}}</ref> |
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== The popular ''Xuixo'' procession == |
== The popular ''Xuixo'' procession == |
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The foundation "''Fundació Oncolliga Girona''" and the government of Girona organize the popular procession ''Marxa del |
The foundation "''Fundació Oncolliga Girona''" and the government of Girona organize the popular procession ''Marxa del Xuixo''. It is a procession in which the whole family participates and strolls through the streets of Girona to discover the city's natural surroundings. After the walk the participants are given ''Xuixos'' that have been prepared by the board of pastry chefs of Girona. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [https://www.shbarcelona.com/blog/en/traditional-catalan-recipes-xuixos/ Legend about the invention of Xuixo] |
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* [https://www.tasteatlas.com/xuixo Originating] |
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* [https://drivespain.com/xuixos-girona/ Fried Pastry Filled with Cream] |
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[[Category:Catalan cuisine]] |
[[Category:Catalan cuisine]] |
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[[Category:Custard desserts]] |
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[[Category:Deep fried foods]] |
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[[Category:Stuffed desserts]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:59, 19 October 2024
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| Alternative names | Xuxo |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Course | Breakfast or tea |
| Place of origin | Spain |
| Region or state | Catalonia |
| Main ingredients | Crema catalana, sugar |
Xuixo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʃuʃu]; also known as xuxo; Spanish: suso) is a viennoiserie pastry from the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. It is a deep-fried, sugar-coated cylindrical pastry filled with crema catalana.[1][2]
Commonly eaten for breakfast or tea, it is honored as Producte de la Terra (English: Product of the home country) by the Department of Agriculture, Farming and Fishing of the Government of Catalonia.[1]
It is assumed that this pastry originated in 1920s Girona in a pastry shop owned by Emili Puig in the Street Cort Reial. A French pastry shop showed Puig the preparation of cream-filled pastry and this inspired him to create the Xuixo.
This pastry is very popular not only in Girona but has been also accepted in the surrounding areas and can also be found in Tarragona, Castellón de la Plana and Valencia.
In the second half of the 20th century it was one of the most demanded product in the Xurreries (pastry shops, Spanish: churrerías) and nowadays it is commercialized by a candy brand that sells them not plain but with a chocolate icing.
The legend
[edit]According to a legend in Girona the invention of the Xuixo has to be credited to el Tarlà, a very sympathetic person that is very present in the legends of this area. This acrobat that entertained the citizens in a quarantine during an epidemic, fell in love with the daughter of a pastry chef. Once when he visited his beloved girl her father appeared and he hid in a bag of flour. Unfortunately he sneezed (which sounds like xui-xui) and was discovered. Before the pastry chef could get angry he promised to marry his daughter and give him the recipe of a special pastry: the Xuixo. He named it after the sneeze that betrayed him. Nowadays a figure of el Tarlà can be seen every year during the spring festivities when its copy is erected at the place where he had entertained the people of Girona.[3]
The popular Xuixo procession
[edit]The foundation "Fundació Oncolliga Girona" and the government of Girona organize the popular procession Marxa del Xuixo. It is a procession in which the whole family participates and strolls through the streets of Girona to discover the city's natural surroundings. After the walk the participants are given Xuixos that have been prepared by the board of pastry chefs of Girona.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Girona 'xuixo'". gastroteca.cat. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Brannigan, Ann Marie (6 November 2014). "Traditional Catalan desserts and sweets: eat like a local in Barcelona". runnerbeantours.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Paula (16 November 2015). "Traditional Catalan recipes: Xuixos". shbarcelona.com.
19 June 2016