Though their exact origins are uncertain, it is believed that in China, Portuguese merchants first tasted “youtiao,” fried pastry strips eaten for breakfast,they are also served in Vietnam too, “Banh quẩy”
The Portuguese made them back home in the Iberian peninsula, but they added sugar, which is essentially how the churro, as we know it today, was born.
The Chinese Youtiao (Lit. Old-fried devil) is a snack that was original served in pairs, as a symbol for the Song dynasty official Qin Hui & his wife.
In Spain, the name Churro took its name from the churra sheep, since it resembled this animal’s horns.
In the sixteenth century, Spanish conquistadors were the ones who introduced them to Latin America, including to the area which would eventually become Mexico... You believe or not?
