What is Tequeño?
{{Infobox prepared food | name = Tequeño | image = File:Tequeños vénézuéliens à Arepado (Lyon), avril 2019 (2).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = Deditos De Queso | country = [[Venezuela]] | region = [[Los Teques]] | creator = | course = [[Snack]] | type = Fried [[Bread]] | served = | main_ingredient = Bread dough, masa de harina de trigo, [[queso blanco]] | variations = | calories = | other = }} {{Cookbook}} A '''Tequeño''' is a type of [[Frying|fried]] [[cheese]] that is breaded. The cheese is usually [[queso blanco]] (white cheese). It came from the [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] town of [[Los Teques]]. It is popular in Venezuela as a snack for parties.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=CARTAY|first=Rafael|date=1998|title=Elogio y nostalgia de la cocina venezolana|journal=Caravelle (1988-)|volume=71|issue=71|pages=53–65|doi=10.3406/carav.1998.2807|jstor=40853493|issn=1147-6753}}</ref> ==Preparation== [[File:Pasapalo_Medley.jpg|thumb|Colombian starter plate. Tequeños are at the front left.]] To prepare it, the dough is wrapped around a cheesestick and formed into a [[breadstick]] so it can be [[Frying|fried]] in oil for 6 minutes at {{convert|400|F|C}} or sometimes [[Baking|oven-baked]]. Other things can go inside the filling such as [[chocolate]] or [[chorizo]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tequeno}} [[Category:Venezuelan food]] [[Category:Breads]] [[Category:Snack foods]]