How to pronounce Ensaïmada

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ənsəˈimaðə/. In plain English letters that is en-sah-EE-mah-dah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Ensaïmada?

Ensaïmada is a dessert of Spain. Where it comes from: Mallorca (Balearic Islands). People usually eat it for breakfast and at teatime. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour, pork and egg. It tastes sweet.

Where Ensaïmada comes from

Ensaïmada is one of 60 signature dishes of Spain on this map. See all dishes from Balearic Islands.

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• Tortilla de patatas · Main dish · Spain

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• Gazpacho · Soup & stew · Andalusia

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• Churros · Dessert · Madrid

  Churros are lengths of simple dough of flour, water and salt piped through a star-shaped nozzle into hot oil and fried until crisp, then dusted with sugar.

Food of Spain

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