Filipino breads explained
Ensaymada: the Filipino brioche with butter, sugar and cheese
Ensaymada is a soft coiled Filipino bread topped with butter, sugar and often cheese. Its Mallorcan roots, classic and special versions, and how it differs.
Filipino breads explained
Plain-English guides to the breads of a Filipino bakery: what pandesal, Spanish bread and ensaymada are, how they taste, how they differ and how to eat them.
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Filipino breads explained
Pandesal: the Filipino breakfast roll explained
Pandesal is a soft, lightly sweet Filipino bread roll with a breadcrumb crust. Its name, taste, fillings, how it differs from a dinner roll, and how to store it.
Filipino breads explained
Spanish rolls (Spanish bread): the Filipino butter-sugar roll explained
Spanish bread is a soft Filipino roll rolled around butter, sugar and breadcrumbs. What it is, why it has that name, how to eat it and how to freeze it.