Apas are very thin oblong-shaped
biscuits
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sprinkled with sugar. They are a specialty of
Quezon
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(particularly
Lucena
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and
Lucban
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Lucban is dubbed as the Summer Capital, Art Capital, Dance Capital, ...
) and the wider
Southern Tagalog
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region; but they are also found in
Cebu
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. They are also known as ''binuruhas'' in
Sariaya
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(not to be confused with
broas). They are made with flour, milk, eggs, sugar, and butter. They are mild-flavored and are typically eaten with hot drinks.
"Apa" is also the
Tagalog
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** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language
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term for wafer, especially
ice cream
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cones.
See also
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Lengua de gato
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Utap
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Broas
*
Ladyfinger (biscuit)
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*
List of Philippine desserts
References
External links
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Philippine desserts
Biscuits
Philippine breads
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