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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, originated there.
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1. Xuixo (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Spain
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P31 (instance of): Dessert
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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.
Xuixo (Wikipedia)
- Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Crema catalana, sugar
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.
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