churros

Ridged fried pastries

Churros are fried dough pastries, long and ridged, typically rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Spanish in origin, they're often served with chocolate sauce for dipping.

Street vendors and fairs sell them hot, crispy outside and soft within: We got churros at the boardwalk.

The singular churro refers to one piece.

sweet

cinnamon

Aromatic bark spice

caramel · powdered sugar · glaze · dipping sauce · syrup · vanilla · Nutella · condensed milk · honey

Mexican

taco

Filled, folded flatbread

enchilada · quesadilla · empanada · tamales · carnitas · horchata · flan · mole · salsa · pozole

texture

crispy

Brittle and snapping

fluted · star-shaped · hollow · doughy · chewy · soft · warm · fresh · crackly · caramelized

preparation

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

oil · batter · frying · sizzling · golden-brown · drain · cooked · shaped · stretched · twisted

Spanish

Madrid

Spain's governmental seat

fiesta · café · tapas · barrio · calle

occasion

fair

Impartial and unbiased

festival · boardwalk · amusement park · food truck · vendor · cart · market · snack · treat · indulgence

Categories
Opposites
food type/category

churrosdonut

Ring-shaped fried sweet

croissant · pretzel · beignet · funnel cake

culinary culture

churrosmochi

Pounded Japanese rice paste

fortune cookie · baklava · beignet · zeppole · gulab jamun

taste/health profile

churroscelery

Edible ribbed stalks

rice cake · steamed broccoli · kale · tofu

Phrases
Family

churro

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G