A Revisionistic Legend of the Xuixo

Most of our group fell under the siren spell of Girona’s luscious Xuixo (I'm afraid some of us were seduced twice in a single day). Legend has it that this pastry evolved out of the civil coexistence of Girona’s multiple religions and cultures. As our retelling of the story, the French said, "we must use croissant dough," the Muslims said, "let’s deep fry it," the Catalans said, "but first fill it with cream custard," and the Jews then declared, "afterwards, why not roll it in coarse sugar." The rest is culinary history and the city lived happily ever after - especially our students.