Mexico City's Best Spot for Churros is Open 24/7

(upbeat music)

Oh my god, there's so much sugar on this table

and I could not possibly be happier.

I am at Churreria El Moro,

the birthplace of the Mexican churro.

Churros are essentially the Mexican donut,

it's fried dough tossed in sugar and canela,

which is Mexican cinnamon.

The story goes that a Spaniard moved to Mexico City

in the early '30s, was completely surprised to find out

that there were no churros in the city.

He did what anybody would do, and he started his own

little churro pushcart, right here in this very spot.

It did so well that two years later,

he opened his own churreria, El Moro.

And these amazing things are called consuelos

which actually means comfort in Spanish,

and what could possibly be more comforting

than a churro ice cream sandwich?

So churros, normally in Spain and in Mexico,

are fried choux pastries, which is

water, butter, flour and a lot of eggs.

Their dough doesn't have any eggs

or any leaveners of any kind,

theirs are only flour, water and salt

and that's how they keep this amazingly crisp texture.

I need a little bit more comfort.

(happy mumbling)

This is so amazing.

If you come to Mexico City, you have to come here

and get your sugar fix.

I'm probably getting chocolate all over myself.