What is paparajotes? How to cook and how to eat? Typical Spanish food. (Ep.38)

One of the most famous desserts in Murcia is paparajotes, considered one of the seven gastronomic wonders of Spain along with Iberian ham or wrinkled potatoes. We tell you the family recipe of these delicious homemade paparajotes, do not miss them! Paparajote is a typical dessert from the Murcian garden. It is important to choose the perfect leaves from the local huertas (orchards). Ideal candidates should be a healthy shade of light green, and neither too soft nor too hard to the touch. After that, it’s a matter of making a batter (typically consisting of milk, eggs, flour, and a bit of yeast), coating your chosen leaf, frying it in olive oil, then dusting with sugar and cinnamon. You can also find lemon zest and a little anise in some versions. Whatever ingredients are used, you can be fairly sure they’ll be local. It just wouldn’t be a paparajote if it wasn’t Murciano. The ritual of eating paparajotes is simple, yet still seems to confound visitors to the point that it has become a cultural test. If you want to pass with flying colors, just follow these simple instructions: Pick the leaf up by its stem and pull the batter off. That’s it. Peeling the delicious sugary skin off the leaf in one smooth go is one of the greatest pleasures of Murcian gastronomy. This typical dessert usually accompanied by the malta coffee with anis liker. It is very important to remember for those who are coming to this delicious dessert for the first time that the lemon leaf it contains should not be eaten as it is very indigestible. It is used only to garnish and flavor the dough. Paparajotes are available only in Murcia, typically during the spring. You can find them during festivals such as Bando de la Huerta. Be sure not to get paparajotes mixed up with papajotes, a fried dough ball from the Andalusian city of Jaén. You won’t find genuine Murciano lemon leaves in those! .. Hit the Bell Button 🔔 to be informed when the next video comes out. Leave your comments bellow 🔽 If you like what we are doing - buy us a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingk... Grab some merch http://sailingkanoa.com/spreadshirt/#!/ ... We are sailing on our catamaran, a Lagoon 380 around the world. We like to explore new places, we like to cook with people, who share their culture by showing us national recipes and tell a story. We are cooking with local people. Easy recipes from non-professional chefs. You can feel real life on these recipes for every day. And if you like it - thumbs up👍🏼 and SUBSCRIBE to our adventure! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Fd3ndXzJKxEjw79qwe3-Q?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW US: our daily life on Instagram @sailingkanoa: https://www.instagram.com/sailingkanoa/ our life on Facebook "Sailwithus Recipes and live on a boat": https://www.facebook.com/sailwithus our recipes on Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/sailingkanoa/ our home page and more information about us: http://sailingkanoa.com/ Follow our boat on NOFOREIGNLAND: https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/6293528768413696 WE USE: Music https://www.bensound.com/ Camera https://www.amazon.es/Xiaomi-Poco-F2-Pro-Smartphone/dp/B088HGRBHJ?th=1 Stabilization https://www.dji.com/osmo-mobile-3 Drone https://www.amazon.com/DJI-Spark-Combo-Alpine-White/dp/B072C36ZVK #paparajotes #spanishfood #dessert