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| Type | Fried dough |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Portugal |
| Main ingredients | Flour, eggs, sugar, cinnamon |
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A Filhó (or filhós in plural) is a traditional dessert in Portugal[1] and Northeastern Brazil.
Filhós are usually made by forming balls from a mixture of flour and eggs. When the dough has risen, the balls are deep fried and sprinkled with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon.[2] This is a traditional Christmas bake in Portugal. The Brazilian variety is not sprinkled and is usually covered with Honey or with Melted Rapadura (Which in Brazilian Portuguese is usually called "Honey of Rapadura").
See also
- List of doughnut varieties
- Ganmodoki, named after filhós in parts of Japan
- Malasada, of Madeiran origin
References
- ^ Volker Poelzl (15 October 2009). CultureShock! Portugal: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. p. 153. ISBN 978-981-4435-62-8.
- ^ Ana Patuleia Ortins (20 October 2015). Authentic Portuguese Cooking: More Than 185 Classic Mediterranean-Style Recipes of the Azores, Madeira and Continental Portugal. Page Street Publishing. pp. 289–290. ISBN 978-1-62414-195-9.
External links
Media related to Filhós at Wikimedia Commons