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31 October, 2019 0 Comments

The Sweet Saints of Sarria

X. R.Penoucos with photography by López Paz, informs us in The voice of Galicia, what in Sarria, apart from the internationally known chocolates of the innovator Matías López, one of the best known sweets and in this case unique, are the Sweet saints from Sarria, cookies that the local pastry shops always make for the All Saints Day.

The oldest Sarrians especially remember the image of the children who sold these cookies on the street., equipped with a wooden box of those that contained the Osborne house cognacs, that were held around the neck tied with cords or straps.

The tradition that the children were, who worked for a tip, those who sold the cookies ended decades ago and now you have to go to the bakeries to purchase these traditional products.

«It has been a long time since children have been seen offering this sweet, but today is still the day that some customers when they see them in our windows tell us, always with a lot of love and great nostalgia, that they sold them for years", those responsible for the Pallares Bakery, lovers of tradition and who a few years ago decided to make this sweet for their clients.

Los Santitos The bakeries and pastry shops of Sarria are now available for the enjoyment of neighbors who remember the flavors of childhood at this time..

Source and more information: The voice of Galicia