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The cortaíllos and the arrope (pumpkin syrup)

Gavilanes, Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila

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The cortaíllos and the arrope (pumpkin syrup)

Food and drink · Gavilanes, Arenas de San Pedro, Ávila

Image of Gavilanes, not of the place itself.

The local confectionery rests on the cortaíllos, aniseed biscuits, on the honey hornazo and on arrope, a thick pumpkin sweet. In the stews the kid cuchifrito, the offal and the migas with chorizo hold sway.

Photo: Dopcebreros (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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