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| name             = Hornazo
| image            = Hornazo.jpg
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| country          = [[Spain]]
| region           = [[Salamanca]] and [[Ávila (province)|Ávila]]
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| type             = [[Meat pie]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[Flour]], yeast, [[pork]], hard-[[boiled egg]]s.
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'''Hornazo''' ({{IPA|es|oɾˈnaθo|lang}}) is a Spanish [[meat pie]] eaten in the provinces of [[Province of Salamanca|Salamanca]] and [[Province of Ávila|Ávila]]. It is made with flour and yeast and stuffed with [[pork loin]], spicy [[chorizo]], and [[hard-boiled egg]]s.
In Salamanca, it is traditionally eaten in the field during the "Monday of the Waters" (''[[:es:Lunes de aguas|Lunes de aguas]]'') festival. The name of this unique festival supposedly comes from a twisting of the word ''[[wikt:enagua|enagua]]'' ("[[petticoat]]"), which the [[prostitution|prostitutes]] of the town used to wear under their dresses.  According to tradition, during [[Lent]] the prostitutes were sent to the other side of the [[Tormes|Tormes River]] so that the men of the town were not distracted during the religious observances.  On [[Easter Monday]], the students of the town threw a party on the banks of the river to celebrate the return of the women, and ate hornazo as part of the celebration.
==Hornazo in other parts of Spain==
In other places in the country there are dishes similar to hornazo that contain hard-boiled [[egg (food)|eggs]] as a primary ingredient.  In some parts of Spain a ''bollo de hornazo'' is a sweet and dry bread which is decorated with hard-boiled eggs. These dishes are also traditionally consumed in and around [[Easter]].  This may be because long ago, eggs were considered a sort of meat, and were therefore prohibited during Lent, a fact that did not stop the chickens from laying eggs.  The eggs were preserved by hard-boiling them, and then used for cooking in dishes like hornazo.  From this tradition it is probable that [[Easter eggs]] came into being, but their exact origins are unknown.
==See also==
*[[List of Spanish dishes]]
==References==
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This is a translation from an article at the Spanish Wikipedia [[:es:Hornazo|Hornazo at Wikipedia-es]]
{{Commons category}}
[[Category:Castilian-Leonese cuisine]]
[[Category:Savoury pies]]
[[Category:Easter bread]]
[[Category:Spanish breads]]