This October 31 Is celebrated the All Saints Day, like every year, but also an American holiday already widespread throughout the globe. Therefore, today we want to present you the typical sweets on Halloween, those that families from each Spanish region prepare to sweeten a terrifying night. Beyond the traditional and popular pumpkin that can be seen in every corner, from the one used as decoration to the one used as a delicacy. This common autumn vegetable is already a symbol that represents this festival, but there are other products that are made especially for this date. Do you want to know them?
A little history about the party
The main word of this October 31 in the United States comes from the English contraction All Hallows Eve, which means in its Spanish translation 'Hallowe'en'. Actually, in Catholic countries, the day the dead are visited in the local cemetery is the November 1th. That is, the next day. However, the costume party in the purest style Carnival of fear and terror is fixed on the last date of the autumn month. This tradition is Celtic and, therefore, it comes from afar, although it was exported to USA by the waves of immigration of Irish to that country.
His birth was in the Celtic culture that called this appointment 'Sanheim ', because the mythology of the time said that during that night, the dead and spirits visited their loved ones. Then, the living fought against the baddies from the afterlife by dancing around the fire, disguised with masks. Of course, the idea was to scare them away. For this, you had to give the greatest fear possible in those costumes. And from the origin to the present, from the American country it was expanding to Latin America and Europe.
Some typical foods and sweets on Halloween
Entering the matter at hand, in addition to the typical sweets on Halloween, there are some traditional dishes whose recipes take center stage this day. Most of them have pumpkin, autumn season vegetable that can be eaten in a cream or puree and in pieces to accompany pasta or risottos. Other alternatives are delicious dumplings, meatballs and even a pie of this orange food. There are many recipes for you to prepare to your liking.
But you cannot miss the typical sweets on Halloween, ranging from candies and sweets from always to original pastry and homemade preparations. To who Spain are they fritters fillings, Bones of saints, pestinos Andalusians or the panellets. These are sugar, almond, egg and sweet potato marzipan (another seasonal product), coated with egg white. They are made in Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands, traditionally. Then, there are variants with chocolate, coffee, coconut ...
Other communities prepare Castilian puches or porridge (Castilla La-Mancha), with anise and sugar; milk porridge (Andalusia), with this dairy plus lemon and cinnamon; waves cool pumpkin (Galicia). In Extremadura, the quince jam it is also a custom.
