Encenalls de Sant Josep. Photos from the bakery El Forn de'n Pep (Manresa).

Encenalls de Sant Josep. Photos from the bakery El Forn de'n Pep (Manresa).March 19th is Saint Joseph’s Day. In many parts of Catalonia, today it’s traditional to eat these delicious pastries called encenalls. They’re a kind of cookie with vanilla and almonds, coated in chocolate. They can be found in bakeries in the days around this holiday.“The word encenall means "wood shaving”, the thin curly “The word encenall means "wood shaving”, the thin curly “ribbons” made of wood that come off when...