Córdoba's churro, piped in one continuous loop rather than short sticks, fried in a shallow pan and cut to length with scissors. Eaten first thing with a cup of very thick chocolate.
The jeringo takes its name from the jeringa, the syringe-shaped press the dough is squeezed through, and the Córdoba version differs from the Madrid churro in shape and thickness: a single wide spiral, cut to order, with a chewier interior. Churrerías here open before dawn and shut by early afternoon, and a handful reopen for the merienda around 17:00. The dough is flour, water and salt and nothing else, which is why the frying temperature does all the work. The city's remaining counters, from Santos Mártires by the Alcázar to the neighbourhood shops in San Andrés, all run the same short trading window.
4 editor picks for Jeringos in Córdoba, ranked by editorial score. All Córdoba signature dishes · Jeringos across every city.
Churrería Victoria ★ 4.2
centro · Avenida Doctor Fleming 9, 14004 Córdoba
Churrería Victoria fries jeringos on Avenida Doctor Fleming in Córdoba and is one of the few in the city that reopens for the afternoon merienda.
Churrería Arroyo de San Andrés ★ 4.2
san-andres · Calle Arroyo de San Andrés 1, 14001 Córdoba
Churrería Arroyo de San Andrés fries jeringos in a residential Córdoba barrio, open from 08:00 and finished by early afternoon six days a week.
Mojaelchurro ★ 4.2
juderia · Calle Corregidor Luis de la Cerda 43, 14003 Córdoba
Mojaelchurro fries organic churros and sopaipas on Corregidor Luis de la Cerda in Córdoba, closing at 13:00 the way a real churrería should.
Churrería Santos Mártires ★ 3.9
san-basilio · Plaza Campo Santo de los Mártires, 14004 Córdoba
Churrería Santos Mártires works a kiosk facing the Alcázar in Córdoba and trades in a four-and-a-half-hour window before packing up at midday.