Camachile cookies, also known as quinamunsil, are
Filipino
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* Something from or related to the Philippines
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ladyfinger cookies
A cookie is a baked or cooked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts ...
that are characteristically shaped like the fruits of the
camachile tree (''
Pithecellobium dulce
''Pithecellobium dulce'', commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central A ...
''). They are traditionally eaten with hot drinks for breakfast or ''
merienda
Merienda is a light meal in southern Europe, particularly Spain (merenda in Galician, berenar in Catalan), Portugal (lanche or merenda) and Italy (merenda), as well as Hispanic America, Philippines (meryenda/merienda), North Africa (Morocco), ...
''.
Etymology
The names of the cookies come from the tree ''
Pithecellobium dulce
''Pithecellobium dulce'', commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central A ...
'', known as ''camachile'' (also spelled ''kamatsile'' or ''kamatsili'') in
Tagalog. Quinamunsil or kinamunsil, the
Hiligaynon name for the cookies are also named after the tree, which is known as ''kamunsil'' in
Visayan languages
The Bisayan languages or Visayan languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages spoken in the languages of the Philippines, Philippines. They are most closely related to Tagalog language, Tagalog and the Bikol languages, all of which ar ...
.
Description
Camachile cookies are a variation of the larger
broas and
lengua de gato
Lenguas de gato are Filipino butter cookies. They are made from butter, flours, sugar, eggs, and milk. Their name means "cat's tongue" in Spanish, after their characteristic oval shape. They are very thin and crunchy.
See also
*Cat's tongue co ...
(Filipino
ladyfingers). It is made from flour, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, butter (or margarine), vanilla, and milk. The cookie has a distinctive lobed and elongated shape.
See also
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Broas
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Christmas cookie
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History
Modern Christm ...
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List of cookies
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Cooki ...
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Paciencia (cookie)
Paciencia, also known as Filipino meringue galyetas or galletas paciencia, are Filipino cookies made with beaten egg whites, flour, and calamansi. They are typically hemispherical in shape. The name means "patience" in Spanish. They are traditional ...
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Roscas
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Rosquillo
''Rosquillos'' are Philippine cookies made from flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, and baking powder. They were originally created by Margarita “Titay” T. Frasco in 1907 in Liloan, Cebu. The name means "ringlet" in Spanish (from ''rosca'', "r ...
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