Pandesal
Type of Philippine bread
Pandesal, also written as pan de sal or pandisal (Spanish: pan de sal, lit. "bread of salt" “hot bread”), is a staple bread roll in the Philippines commonly eaten for breakfast. It is made of flour, yeast, sugar, oil, and salt.
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Pandesal is a popular yeast-raised bread in the Philippines. Individual loaves are shaped by rolling the dough into long logs (bastón, Spanish for "stick") which are rolled in fine bread crumbs. These are then portioned, allowed to rise, and baked.
It is most commonly served hot and may be eaten as is, or dipped in coffee, tsokolate (hot chocolate), or milk. It can also be complemented with butter, margarine, cheese, jam, peanut butter, chocolate spread, or other fillings like eggs, sardines and meat.
Its taste and texture closely resemble those of the Puerto Rican pan de agua and the Mexican bolillos. Contrary to its name, pandesal tastes slightly sweet rather than salty.
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