Churros food truck
The history of Churros
However, what we now call Spanish or Latin American “Churros” first appeared in Portugal. However, the real origin is not Portuguese either, but Chinese. The Portuguese, from their travels to Asia, brought the art of baking to what is known in China as “Youtiao”. But since the Portuguese could not work the dough in the same way as the Chinese, they used a star-shaped punch to press out the dough and fry it. The Portuguese fartura was born. In Portugal, churros are called ‘Farturas’.
The ultimate Farturas and Churros
We at Pink Truck make farturas like no one else in Sweden, if there is anyone else who makes farturas. People often ask what the difference is between churros and farturas. Here is the answer, the dough is the same i.e. very simple, basically only wheat flour, water and salt. The dough is then pressed into star-shaped lengths which are deep-fried and cut into smaller pieces. However, churros are narrower and thinner than farturas. As a result, farturas are juicier and more ‘doughnut-like’ in texture. Otherwise, it’s pretty much the same, the pre-fried farturas are rolled in sugar and cinnamon or filled with nutella.
The Perfect Churro
In Portugal, farturas are always served at markets and the warm pastries are loved by young and old alike. Our farturas are very popular, especially with children, and the smell of freshly baked farturas makes for long queues at our pink cart. We serve them fresh and warm so the golden brown crispy surface is soft and delicious to bite into. A portion of farturas is pure pleasure, what could be better? During Christmas time, it also goes very well with mulled wine, mulled wine and farturas are an unbeatable flavor combination and a fusion completely in our style when the North meets the Mediterranean.