Barquillo is a crispy rolled
wafer
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pastry originating in
Spain
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. It is made from the basic
cookie ingredients of flour, sugar, egg whites and butter rolled out thinly and then shaped into a hollow cylinder or a cone. It was traditionally sold by roadside vendors known as ''barquilleros'' who carried a characteristic red
roulette tin (the ''ruleta de barquillero''). It was introduced to
Latin America
Latin America or
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and the
Philippines
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during colonial times. In Spain and former Spanish colonies, barquillos are commonly regarded as a type of
Christmas cookie. It is also popular during various
fiestas. It spread to neighboring countries and today is extremely popular in
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and
Southeast Asia
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n countries.
Names
The Spanish name ''barquillo'' means "little boat". It is derived from the ancient tradition of heating the biscuits in convex or boat-shaped molds. Barquillos are also known by a variety of names. In
English
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it is also known as biscuit roll, cookie roll, crispy biscuit roll, egg roll, crisp biscuit roll, or love letter. The Chinese name for this snack, "蛋卷", can be directly translated into English as "egg roll". However, the food item known in the West as
egg roll
Egg rolls are a variety of deep-fried appetizers served in American Chinese restaurants. An egg roll is a cylindrical, savory roll with shredded cabbage, chopped meat, or other fillings inside a thickly-wrapped wheat flour skin, which is fri ...
is very different.
Description
Barquillos are thin
wafer
A wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, light and dry biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream, and also used as a garnish on some sweet dishes. Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They ...
s made from flour, sugar, egg whites and butter that is rolled into the shape of a long hollow tube or a cone. They can also be sold simply folded over twice in a fan shape.
In Spain, it was traditionally sold by roaming roadside vendors known as "barquilleros" (or "barquilleras") during festive events. In
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
, barquilleros are particularly associated with the
fiesta of
San Isidro Labrador
Isidore the Labourer, also known as Isidore the Farmer ( es, San Isidro Labrador) (c. 1070 – May 15, 1130), was a Spanish farmworker known for his piety toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers and of Madrid, ...
, where the vendors typically dress in ''
castizo'' (''
chulapo'') attire.
Barquilleros carry a characteristic red tin known as the ''ruleta de barquillero'' which has a
roulette spinner at the top. Buying barquillos typically involve a small game, where the buyer pays to spin the roulette. Depending on where the ticker lands, the buyer can either have one or two barquillos for the same price. The buyer can also pay a slightly larger amount to continue spinning the roulette and getting barquillos until it lands on one of the four golden markers.
The tradition of barquilleros almost became extinct during the dictatorship of
Francisco Franco.
Today, barquillos are most popular in Asia which has a larger population than Spain.
Barquillos are traditionally eaten plain. Modern versions, however, can flavor it with ingredients including
vanilla
Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus ''Vanilla (genus), Vanilla'', primarily obtained from pods of the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (''Vanilla planifolia, V. planifolia'').
Pollination is required to make the p ...
,
cinnamon, grated
coconut, and lemon juice. Barquillos are also commonly dipped or coated in
milk chocolate or have a chocolate center.
Due to their similarity to
ice cream cone
An ice cream cone, poke (Ireland/Scotland) or cornet (England) is a brittle, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, made so ice cream can be carried and eaten without a bowl or spoon, for example, the Hong Kon ...
s, they are also commonly sold as containers for frozen treats.
Similar recipes to barquillos also exist in other countries in
Europe
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, like the ''
parizske pecivo'' of
Czechoslovakia
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, the ''
pirouettes'' of
France
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, and ''
krumkake
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A special decorative two-sided iron griddle similar to a waffle iron is traditionally used to bake the thin round cakes, similar to ...
'' of
Norway
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. Flat versions are known as ''
wafle'' in
Poland
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, ''
goro'' in
Norway
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, and ''
pizzelle
''Pizzelle'' (, singular ''pizzella'') are traditional Italian waffle cookies made from flour, eggs, sugar, butter or vegetable oil, and flavoring (usually anise or anisette, less commonly vanilla or lemon zest). Pizzelle can be hard and crisp ...
'' in
Italy
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, among others.
By region
Latin America
In
Argentina
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and
Chile
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, cylindrical barquillos filled with
dulce de leche
''Dulce de leche'' (; pt, doce de leite), also known as caramelized milk, milk candy or milk jam in English, is a confection from Latin America prepared by slowly heating sugar and milk over a period of several hours. The resulting substance, w ...
, chocolate, or other sweet fillings are known as ''
cuchuflís'' (Chile) or ''cubanitos'' (Argentina).
Asia
Barquillos in the Philippines lack the grid-pattern of traditional Spanish barquillos. They are thinner and are usually rolled into elongated cylindrical shapes.
Philippine barquillos are most strongly associated with the city of
Iloilo
Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...
, particularly to the Deocampo bakery, which has been commercially mass-producing barquillos since 1896.
A notable variant of barquillo is the
Filipino
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** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
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''barquiron'' (also spelled ''barqueron''), which are barquillos filled with
polvorón and crushed peanuts,
cashew nut
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s, or
pili nut
''Canarium ovatum'', the pili (Central Bikol and Filipino: ''pili'', ;), is a species of tropical tree belonging to the genus ''Canarium''. It is one of approximately 600 species in the family Burseraceae. ''C. ovatum'' are native to the P ...
s. It originates from the city of
Iloilo
Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...
.
Other variants of Philippine barquillos include those flavored with
ube,
pandan leaves
''Pandanus amaryllifolius'' is a tropical plant in the ''Pandanus'' (screwpine) genus, which is commonly known as pandan (; ). It has fragrant leaves which are used widely for flavouring in the cuisines of Southeast Asia and South Asia.
Occurre ...
, and
carrots, which are bright purple, green, and orange in color, respectively.
In
Hong Kong
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, biscuit rolls are made of
wheat flour
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, butter, egg, sugar, and
vanilla
Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus ''Vanilla (genus), Vanilla'', primarily obtained from pods of the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (''Vanilla planifolia, V. planifolia'').
Pollination is required to make the p ...
flavour.
Gallery
File:File-Ruleta de barquillero-Madrid (detalle).jpg, A ''ruleta de barquillero'' from Madrid
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File:Flan con helado.jpg, ''Flan con helado'', a Spanish dessert with a barquillo
File:Cuchuflis y barquillos Artesanales. 04.JPG, Barquillos and cuchuflís from Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
Image:Barquillos.jpg, Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
barquillos
File:Filipino chocolate-filled barquillos 01.jpg, Filipino chocolate-filled barquillos
File:Syrup sponge pudding with custard at the White Hart Inn, Moreton, Essex, England.jpg, A syrup sponge pudding dessert with a biscuit roll from England
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File:Love Letters (food).jpg, Hong Kong love letters are commonly sold in tin cans
See also
*
Cucurucho
*
Pirouline
Pirouline is a brand of creme-filled rolled wafer cookie sold in the United States by the DeBeukelaer Corporation.
Piroulines were developed in 1984 by Peter DeBeukelaer. Pirouline cookies are toasted, rolled wafers that are filled with creme a ...
*
Pizzele
*
Waffle
A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe use ...
*
Semprong
*
Fortune cookie
A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chine ...
*
Kuih kapit
References
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