17^th Century: Snake Fritters

Many European dishes appear at the same time in contemporary writings, which makes it difficult to determine whether or not they have been inspired by or copied from each other. Recipes for syringed fritters can be found in cookery books in Italy, Spain, France, England, Portugal and Germany by the seventeenth century. Medieval Arabic recipes for piped fritters are also common, which makes you think that maybe the Moors are the originators of the Spanish churros we still know today. The Spa