Buñuelos

The first time I tried buñuelos was on a Christmas eve at my grandma’s house in Culiacan, Sinaloa, I don’t remember how old I was, but I remember the smell of the piloncillo and the cinnamon around the house. We were there, visiting during our Christmas holidays and my grandma always used to make them during that time. Bunuelos are these crispy, wheat sort of big, thin tortillas that are very flavoursome. In some parts of Mexico or some families, they are dust with sugar after they are fried, or there are other types, like buñuelos de viento, that are made with a special tool and some sort of light batter. My favourite ones are obviously the ones my grandma made for us, every time I eat them nowadays, they bring me so many Mexican food memories of my childhood. It is a Mexican tradition to make them during Christmas, I make them at home here in London, so let me know if you decide to make them. Feliz Navidad!