Chocolateria San Churro

Photo by: Ronnie Alonzo

I've always held the saying "you never forget your firsts" when it came to my life experiences. That's why as much as possible I tried to make my firsts as good as it gets. But as life would have it, the memories of my firsts came with elements of good and not so good. Fret not, this post belongs to the "good!"

Photo by: Ronnie Alonzo

My very first experience with this fried dough pastry called churros was in Darling Harbour (shop 107/109 Harbourside Shopping Centre, Darling Harbour). Since I was with a former student, we ordered 'churros for two' consisting of six churros sprinkled with cinnamon and icing sugar and two dips - milk chocolate and dark chocolate (guess who picked the dark chocolate dip?).

The place itself was very cozy, dark brown was the colour of the place and the centrepiece was the counter filled with decadent chocolate desserts. The air filled with hot chocolate gave a sense of warm, fuzzy feeling - like I'm being hugged. Waiters took our order, served it and left  the tab to be paid at the counter before we left. I wouldn't mind coming back to this place (and maybe order the 'churros fiesta').

As soon as the churros came my mouth was already watering. The dough was crispy on the outside but so soft on the inside. Dipped it in chocolate and boom! Heaven exploded in my mouth. It was like a complete home on a plate.  I think part of what made this first a good one was also the fact that I was with someone whose company I enjoyed a lot. The food , the place, the company plus endless hot guys walking past = one heck of a good "first!"