Buñuelos with Cherry Ice Cream

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California’s Wine Country

By Rogelio Garcia

Published 2024

  • About

Buñuelos are sweet fritters served year-round in Mexico, but they are especially popular during the Christmas holidays. One of the most delightful buñuelo traditions of the season takes place on El Noche de los Rábanos (Night of the Radishes), which is held each year in Oaxaca on December 23. On that evening, the city’s central plaza is lined with stalls overseen by local artists displaying their elaborate sculptures of flowers, animals, saints, nativity scenes, and more, all carved from la