Churros

 For our second international dish, we decided to make churros. We are both nearly fluent in Spanish after taking it for many years throughout middle and high school, and we enjoy exploring the hispanic culture, as we hope to travel to Spain or South America once the pandemic is over. Though we can't travel there now, we thought making food from there would be a great way to get a taste of the culture. 

Churros were first made a very long time ago in the mountains of Spain, where the churros could be fried in an open flame easily. This dessert has been around for a very long time, and has traveled across numerous countries. Many people in the US enjoy churros at carnivals or fairs, and it is one of many examples of cultures coming together through food. 

We made our churros by following a highly rated online recipe. Neither of us had previously worked with frying on the stove, so it took a little bit of trial and error to make sure our oil wasn't burning while the churros cooked. A couple of them got a little burnt, but once we got the hang of things they were perfect! We also had to buy some extra supplies like a piping bag and special star tip to get the authentic shape of a churro.

Overall, our churros turned out really well, and we were able to share them with all of our friends. Our friends all liked our churros a lot, but one person really stuck out. Melanie, one of Jack's close friends who is from Mexico, tried our churros, and she absolutely loved them. She said that they tasted almost exactly like the ones that she has had previously in Mexico, and we even gave her the recipe so she could make them too. 

Our Churros!

This experience really brought us closer with the hispanic culture, and by making such amazing churros, we are even more excited to travel and the many great tasting, authentic foods that the hispanic culture has to offer.