Cheese buns or cheese breads may refer to a variety of small, baked, cheese-flavored rolls, a popular snack and breakfast food in Brazil. Cheese buns may be made with

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

and or

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starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diet ...

, and cheese. In countries where the snack is popular, it is inexpensive and often sold from

street vendors A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with costermonger or peddler. In most places where the term is used, a hawker sells inexpensive goods, handicrafts, or food items. Whether stationa ...

, bakeries, in snack shops, and in grocery stores. is the classic Brazilian cheese bread. It is considered the most representative recipe of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...

. In

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, there is a very similar product to Brazilian cheese bread, except for its traditional format (flattened) called or . Like the cheese bread, has a spongy texture, low density, and which hardens in a short time, characteristics that are attributed to the sour cassava starch, known in the country as , which is obtained the same way as in Brazil.

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

and

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

provinces in the Northeast (

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, Chaco, Misiones and Corrientes) also have a variation of cheese bread, called or , respectively. The main difference between the and the cheese bread is the "U" shape of the former. In

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

, there is also the , which is almost exactly the same as the Brazilian , with all the same texture, shape and flavour. In Ecuador, it has become a habit to eat the accompanied by fruit yoghurt.

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* Almojábana — throughout Hispanic South America * Chipa — Paraguay * Chipá — Argentina *

Cuñapé Chipa (, ) is a type of small, baked, cheese-flavored rolls, a popular snack and breakfast food in Paraguay. The recipe has existed since the 18th century and its origins lie with the Guaraní people of Asunción. It is inexpensive and often sold ...

— Bolivia *

Pandebono Pandebono or pan de bono is a type of Colombian bread made of cassava starch, cheese, eggs, and in some regions of the country, guava paste. Traditionally, it is consumed with hot chocolate, still warm a few minutes after baking. It is very po ...

— Colombia *

Pan de queso Pan de queso () is a traditional razilian roll made with tapioca flour and grated cheese. It is served plain or filled with cream cheese or jam. This food is especially common in the Paisa region of Colombia as breakfast or parva (food), parva. ...

— Colombia * Pan de yuca — Colombia and Ecuador *

Pão de queijo Pão de queijo (, "cheese bread" in Portuguese) or Brazilian cheese balls is a small, baked cheese roll or cheese ball, a popular snack and breakfast food in Brazil. It is a traditional Brazilian recipe, originating in the state of Minas Gerais. ...

— Brazil * Gougère - France * Khachapuri — Georgia

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