{"id":20799,"date":"2025-10-01T17:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casamira2025.casamiraes.agenciatlc.dev\/13-curiosities-about-san-isidro-doughnuts-that-you-might-not-expect\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:34:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:34:03","slug":"13-curiosities-about-san-isidro-doughnuts-that-you-might-not-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casamiraes.agenciatlc.dev\/en\/13-curiosities-about-san-isidro-doughnuts-that-you-might-not-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"13 curiosities about San Isidro doughnuts that you might not expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are sweets that have history. And then there are the San Isidro doughnuts<\/a>, which have history, legend, madrile\u00f1ismo, powdered sugar, family debates and more types than a Netflix series. <\/p>\n

For those of us who grew up in Madrid<\/strong> -or those of us who have learned to love it with vermouth and verbena- May smells of shawls, wafers, barrel organs… and, of course, doughnuts<\/strong>. But not just any doughnuts, but San Isidro doughnuts<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

So, sit down, pour yourself a glass of anisette -or a caf\u00e9 con leche, which also works- and get ready to discover 13 things you (probably) didn’t know about <\/strong>San Isidro doughnuts<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Curiosities about the most typical doughnuts of Madrid<\/h2>\n

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    Doughnuts are older than the aqueduct<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Yes, as you read it. Although we associate them with the verbenas of the 19th century, their origin is Roman<\/strong>. Already in times of togas and sandals, sweet pastries were prepared very similar to today’s doughnuts. That is, without chotis playlist or waiting lists in the confectioneries. <\/p>\n

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      T\u00eda Javiera was the influencer of the prairie<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      She had no social networks, but her fame spread by word of mouth. The legendary T\u00eda Javiera<\/strong>, a doughnut seller back in the 19th century, revolutionized the San Isidro festivities<\/strong> with her secret recipe. Did she really exist? Some say yes, others say it was pure marketing of the time. <\/p>\n

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        There are four types, but only one tradition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The best known are the tontas<\/strong> (with nothing on top) and the listas<\/strong> (with sugar, egg and lemon glaze), but there are known to be two more:<\/p>\n