The Perfect Churro

In Search of The Perfect Churro--inspired by Denise a.k.a. "sugar and spice and everything nice."
I don't know about you, but finding a good churro is a difficult process.
Sometimes, you go to Costco and you get a churro there--because it's one of the only places you have seen churros. After all, where does everyone else find their churros?
You usually accept the churros you are given at Costco, no matter how bad they taste. You notice that there's not enough sugar on it, but you've already bought it, so you figure that the best thing you can do is keep eating it, hoping that it will eventually taste better. And you begin to doubt yourself. This is what a churro is supposed to taste like, you tell yourself. And yet, a part of you wishes for something more. A part of you wishes it was just a little bigger, a little hotter, had a little more sugar, had a little less sugar, or just was a little bit more satisfying and didn't leave you wanting something more.
There are times when the perfect thing comes from the most unexpected of places. When you buy a churro at say, El Pollo Loco, and you worry that with a name like "Crazy Chicken" the churro will reflect yet another poor choice you've made in food. Clearly, a place that specializes in chicken could not possibly make the best churro.
But sometimes, you are wrong. Sometimes, you fear the worst--but you buy the churro anyway. You reluctantly hand over your dollar and change, watching in horror as a quarter slips from your hand and falls to the ground-and now the churro that you were already doubting-cost more than you intended. You start to second-guess yourself. Is the churro going to be worth all the trouble?
You take a deep breath, and fish more change from your purse--hand it to the clerk, and wait patiently for what you expect will be yet another mundane experience. But it's not.
It didn't come in the best packaging and it didn't look like the best churro you'd ever seen-but you take a bite and in an instant, you realize that something you've never noticed before has suddenly become one of your favorite things. In that moment you take the bite, and then another, your expectations of what you thought it would be like melt away and complete satisfaction replaces all your worries and doubts.
You don't bother to notice your churro is smaller than the one you ate at Costco, or other churros you've eaten before ... you merely take the time to enjoy the experience for what it is. And suddenly, something on the menu that you've never noticed before, has become one of your favorite things.
The thing about is, it's really a great churro. It's just the way you like it-just hot enough, has enough sugar, and is crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
After you reluctantly finish your churro, you realize that now that you've had such an amazing churro, you can never again accept just any churro. Because now you know what a churro can be and how good it can taste when it's made right.
If you get a chance, find a good churro. Don't settle for too big or too small or too sweet or too hard. Find a good churro. You never know, you may just find something amazing in the "craziest" of places.