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Pan de coco, literally "coconut bread" in
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...
, is a dense, cake-like bread from the
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people of the
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coast located in
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...
- likely originating from the Philippines, since coconut is endemic to the South East Asian country. The Spanish Manila Galleon brought coconut from the Philippines to Mexico during the colonial period, and was then subsequently brought to Honduras. Its dough features
coconut milk Coconut milk is a plant milk extracted from the grated pulp of mature coconuts. The opacity and rich taste of the milky-white liquid are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food ingred ...
as its main ingredient, and typically does not incorporate
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or
milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfeeding, breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. ...
. Despite its coconut content, the bread is not sweet and is often served with savory foods, such as stews or soups. Many variations of pan de coco can be found in various other Latin American countries.


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Honduran cuisine Honduran cuisine is a fusion of Mesoamerican, Cuisine of Spain, Spanish, Caribbean cuisine, Caribbean and African cuisines. Coconut and coconut milk are featured in both sweet and savory dishes. Regional specialties include Conch Soup, ''sopa de ...
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Coco bread Coco bread is a Jamaican bread eaten on the island and in other areas of the Caribbean. The bread contains coconut milk and is soft and slightly sweet in taste. It is made to be split in half, and is often stuffed with a Jamaican patty or oth ...
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Latin American Cuisine Latin American cuisine is the typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to many of the countries and cultures in Latin America. Latin America is a highly racially, ethnically, and geographically diverse with varying cuisines. Some i ...
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Wingko Wingko, wiwingka or bibika, which is sometimes called wingko babat, wiwingka or bibika (rev. De voeding in Nederlands-Indië 1904), is a traditional Indonesian pancake-like snack made from coconuts. This '' kue'' is usually associated with Ja ...
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Serabi , , or is a traditional Bali–Java snack, similar to a pancake, made of a rice flour-based batter with coconut milk or coconut cream and shredded coconut as an emulsifier. Most traditional tastes sweet, as these pancake-like desserts are usu ...
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Queijadinha Queijadinha is a custard tart which originated in Brazil. There are many types of "queijadinhas", but the traditional one is prepared with these main ingredients: grated coconut and cheese, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, butter and egg yolks. Q ...


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