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🇬🇮Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Hojuelas
Fried pastry strips made with flour, eggs, oil, and anise; rolled very thin and fried individually, then coated in sugar syrup (sugar, water, and anise) and sprinkled with hundreds and thousands; a traditional Gibraltarian sweet treat.
PastriesRare↗
🇬🇮Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Japonesa
A sweet fried doughnut filled with custard-like cream (egg yolks, sugar, cornflour, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon); coated in golden syrup or granulated sugar; the name references Japanese dorayaki cakes; eaten at teatime or as a snack, and also for Hanukkah by the Jewish community.
PastriesUncommon↗
🇲🇹Gibraltar, Malta
Pastizz
Diamond or oval parcels of very flaky lard pastry filled with ricotta or a mushy pea paste, baked until the layers separate.
PastriesCommon↗
🇦🇩Gibraltar, Andorra
Spanish French Toast
Gibraltar Torrijas
Spain's version of French toast: stale bread soaked in milk or wine with cinnamon and lemon, then fried and sweetened with honey or sugar, a Holy Week tradition.
PastriesCommon↗
🇬🇮Gibraltar, Gibraltar
Torta de Acelgas
A Genoese-inspired savory pie with Swiss chard or spinach, onions, garlic, hard Edam or Manchego cheese, eggs, and breadcrumbs in puff pastry or olive-oil-based shortcrust pastry; sometimes includes raisins or pine nuts; a Gibraltarian classic, especially at Easter and Christmas.
PastriesUncommon↗