2008年1月15日火曜日

Christmas Sweets

I’m going to talk about Christmas sweets in Spain.
There are mainly three sweets in Spain. For example, Porvolone, Turron, Roscon de
Reyes.


Porvolone was born in Andalucia of Spain. Porvolone known as “Sweets bringing happy”. Porvo means “Powder” in Spanish. lone means “Spills” in Spanish. So, Porvolone is the sweets which are easy to spill.


Turron is very sweets and nougat sweet. Nougat is sweets mixed with nut. Generally, Almonds are in it. But, there are many kinds. It’s traditional sweets.



Roscon de Reyes likes pancake. Roscon means “Cake of ring shape” in Spanish. Reyes means “The three kings” in Spanish. It is said “Cake for king”. Generally, There are eaten in January 6. These sweets are displayed in every shop in Christmas season.