Sopapilla

Definition

A light, puffy fried pastry dessert popular in Spanish and Latin American cuisine, often served with honey, cinnamon sugar, or chocolate sauce. Sopapillas are crispy on the outside and hollow and pillowy inside.

Example Usage

The restaurant served warm sopapillas with a small cup of honey for dipping at the end of the meal.

Origin

From Spanish, possibly diminutive of 'sopa' (soup or soak), though the exact etymological path is debated; the word is most common in New Mexican and Mexican-American cuisine.

Fun Fact

In New Mexico, sopapillas are often savory rather than sweet, filled with cheese and chiles and served as a main course, a regional variation unknown in most other parts of the country.

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