Cucurucho

Not to be confused with Guatemalan cucuruchos, purple-robed penitents during Holy Week processions in Guatemala^[1].

Cucurucho is a sheet of paper, cardboard or wafer (cookie) rolled into a cone shape that contains different types of ice cream, sweets, candies, seeds, etc.

Cucurucho

Type	Dessert
Place of origin	Cuba
Region or state	Baracoa
Main ingredients	Coconut, sugar, orange, guava, pineapple, papaya.
Food energy (per serving)	200 kcal (840 kJ)

Cucurucho of Baracoa

Cucurucho is a local delicacy of the city of Baracoa in eastern Cuba. Wrapped in a cone-shaped palm leaf (hence the name: cucurucho - Spanish for cone or cornet), it is a mix of coconut, sugar and other ingredients such as orange, guava and pineapple.^[2]

Cucuruchos or cones.

Cucurucho in music

The conical container, whether cardboard or of another type, is also known as a cucurucho. The song in question is “El manisero” (“The Peanut Vendor”), which in Spanish the lyrics say: don't go to sleep, without eating a “peanut cone” (“cucurucho de maní“).^[3]

See also

• Cuban cuisine