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Feb 7, 2013 10:55
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Spanish term

caracola (de pastelería)

Spanish to English Other Cooking / Culinary
Se elabora con la misma receta que el croissant, pero por su forma recibe precisamente este nombre de caracola. Suelen ir rellenas (de chocolate, de crema). Popular en la bollería de la península ibérica; pero no estoy muy seguro que en el mundo anglosajón exista una equivalencia. Any suggestions?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 caracola pastry
4 +3 Danish pastry swirl
4 +2 Danish pastry
3 +2 cream horn
4 pastry
3 Danish Pastry / Pastry

Discussion

David Ronder Feb 8, 2013:
Well... I originally thought it must a Danish swirl when I saw what came up for the term in Google images, but the asker was so adamant it was conical that I posted my answer. Are you there, Hack? Can you tell us more?
Catherine Gilsenan Feb 8, 2013:
Hasty Agreement If we haven't yet established from the client which one it is (since both seem to exist) I might have been a bit hasty with my agreement of "horn". We need to definitely establish which one is being described here.
In regard to "swirl", this would definitely be the the answer for flat hose shape, as in "cinnamon swirl", etc.
Isamar Feb 8, 2013:
Despite my 'swirl' answer .... I have to say that I agree with both Catherine and Neil and that the asker should find out the shape of the pastry in question. I had assumed that it was like a rolled up like fire hose/snail with chocolate or pastry cream in the swirly bit itself as in Madrid they seem to be more common that the 'horn' type pastries.
Catherine Gilsenan Feb 8, 2013:
Swirl or Horn If it looks like an ammonite/fire hose, it's a "swirl". If it looks like a "horn of plenty" (cone-shaped) its a "horn".

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=imag...

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=imag...
neilmac Feb 7, 2013:
What's in a name? Being partial to a bit of bunnery, over the years I've been surprised by the variety of different types, shapes and sizes of cakey things that are called "caracola" in the Valencia area of Spain. For example, a favourite of mine is "caracola de pasa y nueces"... it's rather flat and shaped like a rolled up fire hose or a catherine wheel. Others are croissanty things, choc-filled and shaped like snail shells, as the asker describes. UK speakers might call it a cream horn. I reckon anything vaguely cone or snail shaped gets dubbed "caracola", rather like we tend to use "Danish" in English.
Isamar Feb 7, 2013:
or... try, as I suggest in my answer, putting 'Danish pastry swirl' in google images. I feel that you need to add 'swirl' as Danish pastries come in various shapes. Would you say that that is what 'caracolas' are?
David Ronder Feb 7, 2013:
Put 'caracola de pastelería' in Google images and up come pics of what we would definitely call Danish pastries (genus: swirly). Can you find an image that shows us what you think 'caracolas' are, Hack? I agree that Danish aren't conical.

Proposed translations

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6 hrs
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caracola pastry

These normally have a different type of pastry to Danish pastries, much more doughy. There is not an equivalent in English so I would just leave it with its Spanish name.
Peer comment(s):
agree Rachel Fell : might be the best way, or "caracola" pastry with an explanation/further details; can't say "Danish" as that's not what it is as a pastry or by "ethnicity"/origin/recipe...
15 hrs
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11 mins

Danish Pastry / Pastry

en inglés se usa mucho 'Danish pastry' y este término suele englobar a bollería de este tipo, pero con distintos rellenos.
podría ser por ejemplo uno relleno de crema, con pepitas de chocolate etc.

otra opción es usar los nombres franceses como 'pain au raisin' para el que lleva pasas y relleno de crema o 'pain au chocolat' pero este en castellano solemos llamarlo una napolitana.

Si se trata de una caracola de canela, podrías utilizar 'cinnamon roll'.

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_pastry

Note from asker:
Gracias, pero una caracola no se parece nada a un cinnamon roll, su forma es precisamente de caracola marina, de forma cónica y no enrollado sobre sí misma como la danish pastry.
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+3
12 mins

Danish pastry swirl

Google that in 'images' and see what appears! You might also have to specify and say "Danish pastry cinnamon/chocolate/raisin swirl.
Peer comment(s):
agree Cinnamon Nolan
2 hrs
Thanks!!
agree Rick Larg
3 hrs
Thanks Rick!
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
1 day 46 mins
Thanks Jenni! Hope all's well with you.
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15 mins

pastry

El término más habitual en inglés británico
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+2
54 mins

cream horn

If it really is a cone, then this would be the nearest English equivalent:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&sou...

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Note added at 55 mins (2013-02-07 11:51:13 GMT)
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They can be filled with chocolate or custard as well as cream.
Peer comment(s):
agree Davina Hepworth : The caracolas I'm familiar with are the equivalent of our Danish pastries, but if the caracola in question really looks like a shell, then I agree that cream horn would be our nearest equivalent. Craving a snack now!
4 hrs
Thanks, Davina
agree Catherine Gilsenan : Like I said in my discussion post - if it's an ammonite/hose shape, it's a "swirl", if it's a horn of plenty, it's a "horn".
22 hrs
Thanks, Catherine - you're quite right
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+2
9 mins

Danish pastry

Podría ser una opción, aunque no es exactamente igual. Suelen ir rellenas de mermelada, las que he probado yo...ñam, ñam...

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-07 12:10:43 GMT)
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Bueno, si pones "caracola pasteleria" en google, estas son las imágenes que salen:

https://www.google.es/search?q=caracola pasteleria&hl=es&tbo...

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-07 12:11:46 GMT)
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Supongo que dependiendo de la zona de España en la que estés, la caracola es una cosa u otra...yo las cónicas no sé cuales son.
Reference:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=Danish+pastry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_pastry

Note from asker:
Pero la forma de una caracola es cónica, nada que ver con danish pastry
Peer comment(s):
agree Jessie LN : Para EE UU, sí
4 mins
Gracias, Jessie. :)
agree MPGS : :)
46 mins
Gracias MPGS :)
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