Khringos

In Casablanca, we call these khringos small ring-shaped cream puffs, but in some parts of Morocco are known as churros, a direct reference to the origin of the dough used to make them. Churros, as many readers know, I'm Spanish pancakes made from pipe lengths of choux pastry-like directly into hot oil; the dough is fried as Donuts and then sprinkle with sugar to sweeten it. It seems that the Moroccans have customized their own version of churros to mold the dough into small rings. Although it is much more common in Morocco to buy khringos as a street food, rather than making them at home, you might want to try to do so. My Khringos recipe tells you how.

It is worth noting that in some areas of Morocco, the khringo of the Word can also refer to a yeasted semolina pancake of yeast that is commonly referred to as beghrir. According to this website, it is possible that the use of the word khringo in this way may be a deviation from the Arabic word mkhrrague, which means "pierced full of holes," in reference to the unique appearance of the pancakes. Although beghrir are traditionally cooked on one side only, the khringo calls to cook briefly on the second side.

Photo Christine Benlafquih