Sweets / Llambionaes
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SWEETS / LLAMBIONAES
Carbayones (trees, cakes…neighbours)
The people of Oviedo are known as “carbayones”, an unofficial name that refers to a large oak tree (“carbayo” in Asturian) that once existed in the lower part of Campo San Francisco Park. The felling of the tree, in 1879, caused an intense political and social debate and was justified by the need to open a new central street in the city that led to the train station, Uría Street. A bronze plaque now marks the site where the tree once stood. Part of the trunk is kept in an urn in the Town Hall.
In addition to referring to the inhabitants of Oviedo, “carbayones” are also the most typical cakes of Oviedo: almond paste in puff pastry bathed with egg yolk cream and sugar.
Desserts: Sweets
Asturians who like sweets are called “llambiones”. And yes, there is also a wide selection of these products. If you arrive in Oviedo and you want to sweeten your trip, you have come to the right place. Oviedo is known for its excellent bakeries. The bars and restaurants offer a selection of these sweets for dessert. Without going into specific specialities, we can provide guidance on some of the typical desserts that you will find on menus in Oviedo. We have already mentioned the most typical cake in Oviedo, the carbayon, as well as the most typical dessert, which is rice pudding. The next on the list would be “frixuelos”, which is the name given here to crepes and that are served with a variety of fillings. Another popular option regarding fried desserts - now also baked to reduce calories from oil - is casadielles, rectangular pastries with a walnut, sugar and aniseed filling. Oviedo is also a city of chocolate enthusiasts where you can find extraordinary chocolates and a local speciality called "moscovitas", which are fine chocolate and ground almond biscuits.
