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'', commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated ...

and or

corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The ...

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 die ...

, 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 statio ...

, 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 a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

. In

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

, 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 ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to t ...

and

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

provinces in the Northeast (

Formosa Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territori ...

, Chaco, Misiones and

Corrientes Corrientes (; Guaraní: Taragüí, literally: "Currents") is the capital city of the province of Corrientes, Argentina, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, about from Buenos Aires and from Posadas, on National Route 12. It ha ...

) 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 ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

, 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 Almojábana is a type of bread made with cuajada cheese and corn flour. About An almojábana is a small, bun-shaped bread having a tart flavor. It has some variations between Hispanic America and Spain. The etymology stems from Hispano-Arab an ...

— throughout Hispanic South America *

Chipa 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 ...

— Paraguay *

Chipá 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 ...

— 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 {{Infobox prepared food , name = Pandebono , image = Pandebono.jpg , image_size = 250px , caption = Pandebono Cartagenero , alternate_name = , country = Colombia , region = South America ...

— Colombia *

Pan de queso Pan de queso (English: Cheese bread) is a traditional Colombian 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 ...

— Colombia *

Pan de yuca Pan de yuca (''Spanish for Cassava bread'') is a type of bread made of cassava starch and cheese typical of western Ecuador and southern Colombia History An 1856 watercolor by Manuel María Paz shows cassava bread being prepared by members of t ...

— Colombia and Ecuador *

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

— Brazil * Gougère - France *

Khachapuri Khachapuri ( ka, ხაჭაპური ''khach’ap’uri'' from ka, ხაჭო "curds" + ka, პური "bread") is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise, molded into various ...

— Georgia

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