Hornazo () is a Spanish

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eaten in the provinces of

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and

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. It is made with flour and yeast and stuffed with

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, spicy chorizo, and

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s. In Salamanca, it is traditionally eaten in the field during the "Monday of the Waters" ('' Lunes de aguas'') festival. The name of this unique festival supposedly comes from a twisting of the word '' enagua'' ("

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"), which the

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of the town used to wear under their dresses. According to tradition, during

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the prostitutes were sent to the other side of the Tormes River so that the men of the town were not distracted during the religious observances. On

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, the students of the town threw a party on the banks of the river to celebrate the return of the women, and ate hornazo as part of the celebration.

Hornazo in other parts of Spain

In other places in the country there are dishes similar to hornazo that contain hard-boiled

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as a primary ingredient. In some parts of Spain a ''bollo de hornazo'' is a sweet and dry bread which is decorated with hard-boiled eggs. These dishes are also traditionally consumed in and around

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. This may be because long ago, eggs were considered a sort of meat, and were therefore prohibited during Lent, a fact that did not stop the chickens from laying eggs. The eggs were preserved by hard-boiling them, and then used for cooking in dishes like hornazo. From this tradition it is probable that

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came into being, but their exact origins are unknown.

References

This is a translation from an article at the Spanish Wikipedia Hornazo at Wikipedia-es {{Commons category Castilian-Leonese cuisine Savoury pies Easter bread Spanish breads

Hornazo in other parts of Spain

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