Carbayones y Churros, talk about a sugar high!1 Comment
The things in the first picture are carbayones, the iconic pasty of Oviedo, made of basically sugar, puff pastry, eggs and almond paste drenched in more sugar.
While the name has historical significance which has to do with a big, 600 year old acorn tree that used to stand where the main street is now and led to carbayon(which is actually the Asturian word for oak) being synonymous with ovetense(a person from Oviedo), I MUCH prefer…. CHURROS!!
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- Carbayones
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- Churro stand in front of Campo San Fransisco
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- Mmmmmm…
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- Big ones are good dipped in and filled with chocolate, Little ones are best sprinkled with sugar
These are a big part of the reason I haven’t lost any weight while I’ve been here 
Fried, chocolaty goodness! (as always, click on each picture to make it bigger!)
~Molly Jo
Comment by Selina
May 13, 2009 @ 4:41 am
Hey! I stumbled on your blog looking for some things to do in September when I go visit family. Glad you’re enjoying Oviedo! I did one of the summer programs there and enjoyed it very much.
Make the most of your time there!