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This week, I wanted to immerse myself more into the Spanish culture. I find that food is an important part of every culture. There is so much history connected to food. So, I decided to use this week of my inquiry journey to learn about the most popular Spanish cuisine dishes.

I began this week by reading this website with recommendations of popular Spanish cuisine, 14 Spanish dishes you should try — from churros to jamon | CNN. I found this website to be really insightful as it provides a description of the dish and where to try it.

After reading this website, I decided to try to make churros. A churro is a Spanish desert that is popular for many occasions or as a breakfast item. I decided to make churros as a desert. Churros can be eaten with a sweet sauce (such as chocolate or dolce de leche) or simply with cinnamon sugar. This is the recipe that I followed to make churros, Churros (Homemade Recipe with Step by Step Photos) – Cooking Classy.

Please watch this video on how to make churros prior to trying the recipe.

Upon watching this video and reading about churros, I finally decided to try to make homemade churros. I did not make the churros in the traditional form of long sticks, but as squares. This allowed me to use less oil and cook them quickly. The video below is the final result of the churros…they were DELICIOUS! I will be making them again.

I find that learning about the Spanish culture through food to be enriching to my inquiry journey. An individual can not learn a language without learning about the culture, as the two go hand in hand. Food is only one component of the Spanish culture. Culture can also include music, films, festivals, destinations, traditions, and many other factors. The Spanish culture is unique and I hope to learn more about it on my inquiry process of learning the Spanish language.

Adiós,

Kyra