Tequeños

Price:

€ 18 per 24 pieces

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Tequeños are prepared with a bread dough with queso blanco (white cheese, in Cyprus I use halloumi) in the middle. It is formed into a breadstick and then usually fried. It is one of the most popular Venezuelan snack foods in parties, especially weddings. It is said that a party is not a true Venezuelan party without tequeños.

The name “tequeños” comes from the town of Los Teques, capital of the state of Miranda where it is believed this food originated from. The tequeño is also said to represent the children of Los Teques, because of the way the cheese is wrapped around by a thin wrap of dough resembling the natives of the city in which has traditionally been cold. The oldest known references to it come from the first decade of the 19th century. At that time the richest families of Caracas would spend long vacation periods in Los Teques and it is believed that they started preparing them with the left over dough of another Venezuelan food, “pastelitos” (a round shape empanada).