''Pinagong'' is a dense
bread roll
A bread roll is a small, oblong individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter). Rolls can be served and eaten whole or are also commonly cut and filled – the result of doing so is considered a '' sandwic ...
from the
Philippines
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made with
all-purpose flour
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,
milk
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, and
salt
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. It is a variant of ''
pan de monja
Monay, also known as pan de monja, is a dense bread roll from the Philippines made with all-purpose flour, milk, and salt. It has a characteristic shape, with an indentation down the middle dividing the bread into two round halves. It is a commo ...
'' (''monáy'') distinguished primarily by its shape and the more complex pattern of scoring on top. The name means "made into a turtle", from
Tagalog ''pagong'' ("turtle").
See also
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Putok
''Putok'' or star bread is a dense bread roll from the Philippines made with all-purpose flour, milk, and salt. It is typically dusted with coarse white sugar. It is a variant of ''pan de monja'' (''monáy'') distinguished primarily by the crown ...
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Pandesal
Pandesal, also written as pan de sal (, lit. "salt bread"), is a staple bread roll in the Philippines commonly eaten for breakfast. It is made of flour, yeast, sugar, oil, and salt.
Description
''Pandesal'' is a popular yeast-raised bread in th ...
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List of bread rolls
A bread roll is a small, often round loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment, eaten plain or with butter. A roll can be served and eaten whole or cut transversely and dressed with filling between the two halves. Rolls are also commonly used t ...
References
Philippine breads
Yeast breads
Southeast Asian breads
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