sopapillas
Honey-drizzled puffs
Sopapillas are fried pastries common in Mexican and Southwestern American cuisine—pillowy pockets of dough that puff up when deep-fried.
They're typically served warm, drizzled with honey or dusted with cinnamon sugar: We ordered sopapillas for dessert.
In New Mexico, savory versions stuffed with meat and beans serve as a main dish.
Cooked in hot fat
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- puffedFilled with air
- pillowySoft and cushioned
- hollowEmpty within
golden · crispy · fluffy · triangular · puffy · airy · light · pocket
Moderately heated, or friendly
- freshNewly made, not stale
- appetizerLight dish preceding main
- side dishSecondary food portion
- dessertSweet course after dinner
entree · accompaniment · basket · platter · snack · street food · fair food · restaurant
Person from the 47th state
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
- AlbuquerqueNew Mexico's largest city
Santa Fe · chile · frijoles · refried beans · green chile · stuffed · savory · dessert
Bees' viscous nectar product
- powdered sugarFinely ground sweetener
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- butterSolid fat from cream
- syrupThick sugar liquid
drizzle · glaze · chocolate · caramel · agave · dulce de leche · confectioners · dusting
fried
Cooked in hot fat
hollow · golden · crispy · fluffy · triangular · puffy · airy · light · pocket · balloon
warm
Moderately heated, or friendly
dessert · entree · accompaniment · basket · platter · snack · street food · fair food · restaurant · buffet
New Mexican
Person from the 47th state
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- NavajoSouthwestern indigenous people
Albuquerque · Santa Fe · chile · frijoles · refried beans · green chile · stuffed · savory · dessert · cantina
honey
Bees' viscous nectar product
- powdered sugarFinely ground sweetener
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- butterSolid fat from cream
syrup · drizzle · glaze · chocolate · caramel · agave · dulce de leche · confectioners · dusting · whipped cream
- fried doughdonut, donuts, doughnut, doughnuts, beignet
- Hispano Heritageadobe, luminarias, posole, tamales, chile
- Sweet Pastriesbaklava, kunafa, phyllo pastries, fried dough, gulab jamun
- sweetscandy, candies, chocolates, chocolate, fudge
- American Dessertsapple pie, brownie, brownies, cheesecake, chocolate chip cookie
- bee productshoney, beeswax, royal jelly, bee pollen, comb honey
sopapillaschurros
Ridged fried-dough pastry
beignets · dense bread · hardtack · flatbread · unleavened bread
sopapillasbaked goods
Foods made by baking
steamed buns · boiled dumplings · bread rolls · crackers · toast