Pastries

Pastelitos Criollos

Argentina

Fried puff-pastry parcels filled with dulce de membrillo or dulce de batata, dusted with sugar. A patriotic-holiday treat, especially for the 25 de Mayo and 9 de Julio celebrations.

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What it is

A closer look at Pastelitos Criollos.

Fried puff-pastry parcels filled with dulce de membrillo or dulce de batata, dusted with sugar. A patriotic-holiday treat, especially for the 25 de Mayo and 9 de Julio celebrations.

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Flower-shaped, golden, sugar-dusted fried pastry with a gooey quince or sweet-potato filling, crisp and sweet.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

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Native to

Argentina

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Native to

Uruguay

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