Random picture thread for Friday

CHURROS - PHOTOS AND TRIVIA AS PROMPTED BY TODAY'S CHURRO ENCOUNTER

From Past Travels - Churros in Sweden:

From the Past Travels - Churros with a thick hot chocolate for dipping as photographed in Malaga Spain near Andalusa:

From Today - Mochi Churros in Honolulu:

Churros are fried until they become crunchy, and may be sprinkled with sugar. The surface of a churro is ridged due to having been piped from a churrera, a syringe-like tool with a star-shaped nozzle. Churros are generally prisms in shape, and may be straight, curled or spirally twisted.

The origin of churros is unclear. But according to food historian Michael Krondl, "today's churro is not that different from a recipe for a flour and water fritter that you find in Apicius, a Roman cookbook dating from the 1st century AD. And there are recipes from the Ancient Greeks, but it's probably even older than that. In the Mediterranean basin it's basically been around forever"

In Spain, churros can either be thin (and sometimes knotted) or long and thick, where they are known as porras, jeringos, or tejeringos[1][2] in some regions. They are normally eaten for breakfast dipped in coffee, or in hot chocolate for an afternoon snack.

In Seville (Andalusia), the name "calientes" (meaning hot) or "calentitos de rueda" is sometimes used instead of the word churro. These tend to refer to the thicker variant, called porra. Calientes are usually fried in the shape of a continuous spiral and cut into portions afterwards. The center of the spiral is thicker and softer, and for many a delicacy in itself. The standard "churro" is also sold under the name "calentitos de papas", the name referring to the softer mashed potato-like texture, (Excerpts from Wikipedia)

OUCH

Macadamias Are a Tough Nut to Crack as Seen at Hawaii’s Macadamia Nut Farm on Oahu’s North Shore

Link to video of Cracking Macadamia Nuts at Oahu's Macadamia Nut Farm:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VKLs18lS46Q

Concurrently taken photos:

Painting of the neighboring Molili Fishpond which I acquired from the artist Dennis Morton after observing him painting it on a prior visit to the Macadamia Nut Farm:

The neighboring setting as seen today from the Macadamia Nut Farm:

Flags Fly Over and a Bird Flies By the Beautiful Laie Hawaii Temple on Oahu’s North Shore

Link to video of Flaga Flying Over Laie Hawaii Temple:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0VA5CdDt4Sw

Concurrently taken photo:

Previously taken photo:

Brighten Your Day with this Pick-Me-Up Music Video of Hawaiian Pink Ginger Framed by a Cascading Waterfall:

Link to Pick-Me-Up Video from today:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yFi-SGoccRg

Concurrently taken photos:

In both the above pictured Hawaiian Pink Ginger and Bougainvillea Flowers, the colorful portions are actually modified leaves known as bracts. The white centers are the actual flowers.

Elvis would have been 91 today