Torta frita

Torta frita  is fried bread or cake is made with wheat flour then sprinkled with sugar.

In Uruguay there is a tradition of eating these tortas fritas dusted with sugar on rainy days. You can find them in street food stalls in many different cities.

It is supposed  that these cakes are inherited from the German colonies, which settled in Uruguay from 1870 to 1960. During this period, European immigrants came to American lands in search of places to settle. Two of the countries they preferred were Argentina and Uruguay.

The immigrants were mainly Swiss, Italians and Germans.

It is from the latter that these fried cakes are thought to be inherited. Uruguay welcomed an important community of Germans and fried cakes, which in Germany are called Kreppel, became one of the identifying elements of Uruguayan cuisine.