10 curiosities from lacroqueta.es

Did you know that béchamel sauce was invented in the seventeenth century by the French chef Louis de Béchamel?

Did you know that each person in Spain eats an average of 80 croquettes a year?

Did you know that the world record for eating croquettes is held by the Basque Patxi Bollos, who swallowed 236 in one sitting?

Did you know that croquettes are the third most eaten tapa in Spain, after tortilla and patatas bravas?

Did you know that the five most eaten croquettes in the world are, in this order: ham, boletus, fish, meat and cheese?

Did you know that the first croquette recipe written in Spanish was made with rice pudding?

Did you know that in Madrid people eat almost 150 croquettes per month on average?

Did you know that the original croquettes weren’t made with béchamel but with mashed potato filling?

Did you know that McDonald’s sells in the Netherlands a half croquette, half burger speciality called McKroket?

Did you know that to make croquettes in Central America they use cassava purée instead of béchamel, in the Philippines, the Netherlands and Germany they use mashed potato, and in Italy they use rice dough?