''Soboro-ppang'' (), or ''gombo-ppang'' (;
standard language
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), often translated as ''soboro'' bread, ''soboro'' pastry, or ''soboro'' bun, and also known as Korean streusel bread, is a
sweet bun with a
streusel
In baking and pastry making, streusel () is a crumbly topping of flour, butter, and sugar that is baked on top of muffins, breads, pies, and cakes. -like upper crust popular in
Korea
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. The bun is made of flour, sugar, eggs, and dough and baked with a crisp, bumpy surface on top. The word "soboro" is a Japanese word which refers to the streusel topping of the bun, which is often made with
peanut butter
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as a key ingredient. ''Soboro'' refers to fried and minced meat or fish in Japanese, which resembles the streusel on top of the bread.
See also
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Sungsimdang
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Melonpan
, also called melon bun or melon bread, is a Japanese Sweet roll, sweetbun covered in a layer of crispy cookie dough. The texture resembles that of a melon, such as a cantaloupe. It is not traditionally melon-flavored.
Melonpan and pineapple b ...
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Pineapple bun
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List of sweet breads
Here is a list of sweet breads. Sweet bread, also referred to as pan dulce, buns, or coffee bread, is a bread or cake that is typically sweet in flavor. Some sweet breads, such as Portuguese pão doce, may be prepared with potato flour, which im ...
References
Korean breads
Sweet breads
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