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Subject: Re: fattening "Mexican" treat - sopapillas
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Date: Fri, 4-May-84 12:14:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  4 12:14:38 1984
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There are just a few points to be cleared up here:

1.  No contributor to this discussion has spelled it right yet; it is
"sopaipilla".  I looked in a couple of Spanish dictionaries and found
that "sopaipa" is a honey fritter.  The "illa", of course, is a
diminutive.  No etymology was given in either dictionary; perhaps it has
an Indian origin.

2.  Calling the sopaipilla a "treat" gives the impression that it is
a dessert; it's actually bread, usually eaten with the main course.

3.  It's "incredibly fattening" only if one really overdoes it on the honey.

Joe Fasel
Los Alamos National Laboratory
en La Tierra Encantada