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I am sure that during your stay in Spain you have heard about “chocolate con churros”.Most of you have experienced the crunchy taste of “churros” tipped in a hot chocolate.But why is “chocolate con churros” that populare in Spain?

The tradition of eating “churros” started way back in XIX century, in Madrid. The most important reason why “churros” spreaded all over the Spain was the low cost and the huge amount of energy that was perfect for the workers to start a hard day full of physical work. In that time “chocolate con churros” was called as the fruit of the pan.

There are many different ways to eat ” churros” . You can tip it inside your coffee or if you want to experience more extreme taste you can try tipping it into cognac or anis. But the most popular way of eating “churros” has allways been with hot chocolate.The perfect way to serve out “chocolate con churros” is to serve it in a porcelaine cup full of resent made chocolate. The chocolate is served out with six to eight “churros”, including a class of water and sugar in case of somebody wants to have a sweeter beginning for the day.You can eat “churros” while they are still hot or you can eat them cold, it does not matter, they will maintain the crunchy taste. It is common that hot “churros” are served in north Spain and cold “churros” in south Spain.

The place where you can eat “churros” is named Churreria . Usually it is a place where tables and the floor

Serving churros to the students

are decorated with marmol.Also there are “Churrerias” that offers you a take away service.The opening time of the Churrerias is usually at 5 or 6 am.Why so early? So that the workers could have a decent breakfast before starting a hard day. Nowadays the costume has changed a little bit, in the early hours “Churrerias” are also visited by young people that have just finished partying and are looking for a memorable way to end a night out with their friends.Also “Churros” are served in a normal terrace or a coffee place. So that whenever you get hungry for a cup of chocolate with churros you can enter to a first coffee place, that gets on your way, without looking for a “Churreria”. Also you may see booths on the streets that offers you “churros” with various size, shape and taste, so you do not even have to look for it, just follow the warm flavor of “Churros” mixed with a sweet smell of Chocolate.

The students enjoying their Spanish breakfast.

It is known that Spanish people love to communicate . Many of the times the reunions are accompanied with “Chocolate con churros”. What could be better than enjoying a cup of hot chocolate with”churros” while telling stories to your friends, shatting with your nabours, or sharing your concerns with your parents. Eating “Chocolate con churros” is not only a way to aliment yourself it is also a good way to communicate with people and to brighten up your day whenever you feel blue.