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General Info
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Product name: Soplillos
Category:
Category: Dolci

Geographic area:
Geographic area: 04470 Láujar de Andarax, Provincia di Almería, Spagna
Latitude: 36.9937266
Longitude: -2.8967509
Location: 36.993727,-2.896751
Formatted Address: 04470 Láujar de Andarax, Provincia di Almería, Spagna
Postal Code: 04470
Locality: Láujar de Andarax
State/Province: Andalusia
Country: Spagna
Country Code: ES


Product description
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Product description:
The soplillos belong to the set of sweets left by the Andalusian confectionery in the Alpujarra region of Granada and Almeria. 
It is one of the most traditional sweets of the Alpujarra, both in Granada and Almeria. They have a fritter shape, white and rounded, with a crunchy texture on the outside, but soft on the inside. Both the texture and the flavor with the aroma of citrus and cinnamon, make it a unique product. The soplillos are made with ingredients that come from small producers in the Andarax valley area. The ingredients are: egg white, almonds, lemon, cinnamon and sugar. The elaboration consists of mixing all the ingredients and beating them to form a meringue. Subsequently, with this dough and using a pastry bag, a fritter is formed on which the toasted almonds are placed by hand. Finally, they are placed in the oven.

Gastronomic use:
It is eaten in the afternoon or with a coffee. It is kept at room temperature.

Relationship with the local ecosystem and processing:
This is a sweet that has been maintained over the centuries and is based on meringue together with typical ingredients of Arab gastronomy such as almonds, lemon or cinnamon.
It is one of the most traditional sweets of the Alpujarra, both in Granada and Almeria. 

Culture and history:
This inheritance, emphasized by the great use of sugar, honey and pastries such as puff pastry that was combined with cheeses, spices and herbs (mint, anise, cinnamon …), nuts such as pistachio, almonds or sesame and various fruits with which specialties such as fritters, almojábanas, sweet pies or almendrados are made.

What are the conservation risks?:
This sweet is still made in a bakery in the town of Laujar de Andarax, known throughout the Alpujarra, both in Granada and Almeria, for maintaining the traditional recipe and the craftsmanship of this product with several centuries of history.

IS IT PRODUCED BY AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE / COMMUNITY?: NO

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