Public art & sculpture · East Midlands
Churro
Churro — a public art in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
DS Pugh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Churro is a public art located in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
A churro (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃuro], Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃuʁu]) is a type of fried dough from Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, made with choux pastry dough piped into hot oil with a piping bag and large closed star tip or similar shape. They are also found in Latin American cuisine, Philippine cuisine and in other areas that have received immigration from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, especially in France and the Southwestern United States. In Spain, churros can either be thin (and sometimes knotted) or long and thick, where they are known as porras, jeringos, or tejeringos in some regions. They are normally eaten for breakfast dipped in coffee, or in hot chocolate for an afternoon snack. There are also two slightly different snacks in Portugal, called porra and fartura, which are filled with jelly instead of the doce de leite traditional to Brazilian churros.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The origin of churros is unclear. But according to food historian Michael Krondl, "today's churro is not that different from a recipe for a flour and water fritter that you find in Apicius, a Roman cookbook dating from the 1st century AD. And there are recipes from the Ancient Greeks, but it's probably even older than that. In the Mediterranean basin it's basically been around forever". But there are also other theories: one of them is that the churro was made by Spanish shepherds to substitute for fresh baked goods. Churro paste was easy to make and fry in an open fire in the mountains, where shepherds spend most of their time, but the nomadic lifestyle of the shepherds and the large…
Visiting
The Mexican sitcom El Chavo del Ocho featured a 3-episode saga in 1978 titled La Venta de Churros with churros as the main theme. The popularity of this saga has led people to frequently associate churros with the series, to the point of even selling them using the characters' images to boost sales.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.3719, -1.5076
- District
- Sheffield
- Parish
- Sheffield, unparished area
- Postcode
- S10 3AH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
Sources
- osm: node/3084195493 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Churro (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Churro?
- Churro is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S10 3AH), in the parish of Sheffield, unparished area.
- Is Churro free to visit?
- Yes, Churro is free to enter.
- How do I get to Churro?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode S10 3AH. It sits within the Sheffield Hallam parliamentary constituency.