sopaipilla
Puffy fried pastry
Sopaipilla is a fried pastry popular in the cuisines of the American Southwest, Mexico, and South America.
The dough, made from flour, water, and sometimes leavening, puffs up when fried, creating a hollow pillow that can be filled or topped.
In New Mexican cuisine, sopaipillas are typically served with honey as a bread accompaniment or dessert; in Chile, they're often eaten with pebre (a condiment) or drizzled with chancaca syrup.
We ordered sopaipillas with our enchiladas.
Slippery viscous fluid
- deep-fryCook in hot oil
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- sizzleSound of frying
bubbles · dough · temperature · skillet · tongs · drain · fryer · splatter
Filled pastry half-moon
Bees' viscous nectar product
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
- stickyApt to adhere
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
syrup · powdered sugar · cinnamon · dessert · glaze · dipping · piloncillo · molasses
Soft and cushioned
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- puffySwollen with air
- softYielding to touch
- airyLight and well-ventilated
light · tender · crispy · golden · chewy · layered · hollow · puffed
Bees' viscous nectar product
- posoleMexican hominy stew
- green chileMild hot pepper variety
- red chilePungent scarlet capsicum
- fry breadDough cooked in oil
cinnamon sugar · puffed · pillow · hollow · pocket · flautas
Milled grain powder
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
- baking powderChemical rising agent
- shorteningReducing length or duration
lard · rolled · kneaded · stretched · cut · squares · diamonds · triangles
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
sizzle · bubbles · dough · temperature · skillet · tongs · drain · fryer · splatter · grease
empanada
Filled pastry half-moon
honey
Bees' viscous nectar product
golden · syrup · powdered sugar · cinnamon · dessert · glaze · dipping · piloncillo · molasses · agave
pillowy
Soft and cushioned
airy · light · tender · crispy · golden · chewy · layered · hollow · puffed · bubbly
honey
Bees' viscous nectar product
- posoleMexican hominy stew
- green chileMild hot pepper variety
- red chilePungent scarlet capsicum
fry bread · cinnamon sugar · puffed · pillow · hollow · pocket · flautas
flour
Milled grain powder
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
- baking powderChemical rising agent
shortening · lard · rolled · kneaded · stretched · cut · squares · diamonds · triangles · masa
cheese
Fermented milk solid
topping · accompaniment · side dish · rainy day · street food
- ChileSantiago, Valparaiso, Patagonia, Atacama, Easter Island
- Chilean heritageempanada, cazuela, rodeo, pisco