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Christmas piñata, what are collations?

Do you know what the christmas pinata? In this article we present the Mexican collation. A very typical Christmas sweet. More specifically of the posadas. That is, the nine days prior to December twenty-fifth. what does this consist of color candy? Let's see it!

Today we bring a topic that our readers will hardly know mexican. However, it is very likely that in the rest of the world the tradition of the christmas pinata. But what does this have? The answer is simple: the collation. I'm sure you've stayed the same as before if you didn't know her. Don't worry, because we'll explain it to you shortly.

What is the Christmas piñata filling made of?

During these dates it is very typical that the children Hit a piñata with a bat or stick while wearing a blindfold. A multitude of sweets and fruits sprout from this once it has been broken. It is at this time that all the children rush to collect as many as possible. However, of all these there is one that is the most precious. The snacks are a candy made of sugar but it has no definite shape. This is usually rather round or curved. In fact, you may remember a bean.

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Snacks are the most precious filling of the Christmas piñata / Source: @YoSoiTuLSR on Twitter

What has striking collations are their bright colors. You have them of all that you imagine. Just as you find them in different flavors. These sweets from christmas pinata they may taste like orange, lemon, cinnamon or peanut. You also find them almond, walnut and even hazelnut. Of course, always covered with an important layer of icing sugar. Also as an important ingredient stands out the corn splint.

The origin of collations

If today the collation is part of the Christmas piñata, it is thanks to a Spanish woman called Consuelo Anaya de Perez. founded in 1926, together with her husband Fernando Pérez García, a small factory of artisanal sugar candies in 1926. This had the name "Hispanic-Mexican". His products were successful and they renamed the company as "The Giralda" in the 40s. It was around that time that Anaya de Pérez gave birth to this sweet. He was surprised by the good reception despite his harshness. From our writing we recommend that you try them if you have not done so yet.

 

 

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