In the spirit of celebrating Cinco de Mayo, we decided to pit churro champions Pancho’s Bakery against Toronto’s newest Mexican resto, El Caballito. Whose churro rules? You decide!
El Caballito |
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Pancho's Bakery |
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Elia Herrera, 2014
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Owner/ chef, year established: |
Adal Aguilar, 2009 in Canada |
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I meant to showcase some other Mexican desserts, but everyone kept requesting them, so I had no choice!
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Why churros? | I wanted to share the experience of having our churro’s family recipe with everyone. |
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I was about seven years old with my grandfather in Cordoba, Mexico, lining up to get a churro from a street vendor.
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What’s your first memory of churros?
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My grandma making the dulce de leche at the back of the store. |
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I can’t eat desserts too early in the morning, so maybe for brunch.
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Churros for breakfast:
yes, or no? |
Absolutely yes! Churros are great any time.
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| I’ll be serving lots of churros, but I’ll also have a “bandera taco plate,” which will include all of our best tacos. | Planning anything special for Cinco de Mayo? |
Yes! Free churros all day to whoever walks into the store wearing a sombrero.
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Not yet, but if I had the chance, I would make some for Salma Hayek. She’d give some honest feedback.
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Any famous people
try your churros? |
Julianne Moore, Jennifer Valentyne, Sean Astin. Sean said nothing. He just lined up four times. |
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If you have to have a pairing, hot chocolate is the best!
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What is the best pairing for a churro?
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Our Mexican hot chocolate! |
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We have everything we need to win the cup this year, but we need to not get too comfortable until we’re the champions.
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Mexico’s chances for the World Cup this summer? |
Without saying much — maybe a nice surprise.
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