Girona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Xuixo

des del 1918 / since 1918

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2022

1. Xuixo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En aquesta casa, seu de la confiteria Puig, s'hi va crear l'especialitat dolça anomenada Xuixo, perpetuada per delicats pastissers i consumidors exquisits.
(Girona 1918-2018)

(English translation:)

In this building, home of the Puig confectionery, the sweet specialty known as Xuixo was created, perpetuated by fine pastry chefs and avid consumers.

Erected 2018 by Ajuntament de Girona.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 41° 59.081′ N, 2° 49.496′ E. Marker is in Girona, Cataluña (Catalonia). Marker is on Carrer de la Cort Reial, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer de la Cort Reial 15, Girona, Cataluña 17004, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Miquel de Palol i Felip (here, next to this marker); Joachim Vayreda i Vila (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rafael Masó i Valentí (about

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150 meters away); Ramon Font i Miquel (1840-1901) (about 210 meters away); General Don Mariano Alvarez de Castro (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Antic Hostal de la Lleona / Old Hostel of the Lion (approx. 0.4 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Xuixo (Wikipedia).

Excerpts - the origin and the legend: "Xuixo ... is a viennoiserie pastry from the city of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. It is a deep-fried, sugar-coated cylindrical pastry filled with crema catalana....It is assumed that this pastry originated in 1920s Girona in a pastry shop owned by Emili Puig in the Street Cort Reial. A French pastry shop showed Puig the preparation of cream-filled pastry and this inspired him to create the Xuixo....According to a legend in Girona the invention of the Xuixo has to be credited to el Tarlà, a very sympathetic person that is very present in the legends of this area. This acrobat that entertained the citizens in a quarantine during an epidemic, fell in love with the daughter of a pastry chef. Once when he visited his beloved girl her father appeared and he hid in a bag of flour. Unfortunately he sneezed (which sounds like xui-xui) and was discovered. Before the pastry chef could get angry he promised to marry
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2022

2. Xuixo Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here to the left of the entrance on the building on the right.
his daughter and give him the recipe of a special pastry: the Xuixo. He named it after the sneeze that betrayed him. Nowadays a figure of el Tarlà can be seen every year during the spring festivities when its copy is erected at the place where he had entertained the people of Girona."

(Submitted on May 29, 2022.)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2022

3. A Xuixo

This one was with apple filling. It was delicious.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.