Xuixo is a traditional pastry of Girona, Catalonia, a deep-fried, sugar-coated cylindrical viennoiserie filled with crema catalana custard, typically eaten at breakfast or teatime. It is believed to have originated in 1920s Girona at a shop run by Emili Puig on Cort Reial street, who developed his own version after observing cream-filled pastry techniques used in a French patisserie. Though most associated with Girona, it has spread to nearby areas including Tarragona, Castellon and Valencia, and has been officially recognized as a Producte de la Terra by the Catalan department of agriculture.
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1. Xuixo (Wikidata)
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View the Source2. Xuixo (Wikipedia)
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Xuixo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʃuʃu]; also known as xuxo; Spanish: suso) is a viennoiserie from the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain.
- Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Crema catalana, sugar
Prepared By Technique: Deep Frying, Lead sentence
It is a deep-fried, sugar-coated cylindrical product filled with crema catalana.
In Cuisine: Spanish Cuisine, lead paragraph
Xuixo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʃuʃu]; also known as xuxo; Spanish: suso) is a viennoiserie from the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain.
View the Source3. Xuixo (Wikipedia)
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It is assumed that this viennoiserie originated in 1920s Girona in a shop owned by Emili Puig in the Street Cort Reial.
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