Churros are fried dough pastries made from a simple paste of flour, water, and salt, piped through a star-shaped tip and dropped into hot oil until the outside is crisp and golden and the inside stays soft and slightly doughy. They are eaten hot, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and served alongside a cup of thick […]

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Pe de moleque means street kids foot or rascals foot in Portuguese. One explanation for the name is that the candys irregular surface resembles the cobblestone pavement of colonial Brazilian streets. However, a more popular folk legend suggests the name comes from street vendors who, when children tried to steal the candy, would tell them […]

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