Xurreria dels Banys Nous
Churros
Dulce de Leche Churro
A cash-only outlet located in the Gothic Quarter it was after a pleasant stroll around Museu Picasso that a visit was made to Xurreria dels Banys Nous, the store a highly focused operation offering only their namesake item and savory Chips including Cheese Puffs and Pig Skins with nothing on the menu more than €2.50.
Originally opened in 1968 and still under the same ownership, two men working on this particular day with one frying towards the back and another using limited English skills to make sales to a largely tourist population, it was after a quick assessment of the goods that a total of €4.20 was exchanged for two small bags, one of them already cool to touch but the other hard to handle with such a thin layer of paper between hands and freshly fried Dough.
Walking and talking while the Churros cooled slightly, each curl soon discovered to be a bit thicker than others in town with just a bit too much residual Oil beneath Granulated Sugar, it was nonetheless with all four enjoyed that attention next turned to a thicker version with an enlarged cavity piped full of Caramel, the same texture marring the Pastry itself though the filling was slick, sweet and as good as any tasted in Spain to date.