Masareal or masa real is a
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
delicacy made from a mixture of finely-ground boiled peanuts and sugar. It is dried and cut into rectangular bars. It is traditionally sold wrapped in white paper. It originates from
Mandaue
Mandaue (), officially the City of Mandaue ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Mandaue; fil, Lungsod ng Mandaue), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116 ...
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Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...
. The known makers of masareal in Mandaue are th
Mana Acion's Didangs and Ponsas brand. The name is
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
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**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
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* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
and literally translates to "royal
dough
Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavening ag ...
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See also
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Choc Nut
Choc Nut (stylized as Choc⋆Nut) is a trademark for a candy bar manufactured by Annie's Sweets Manufacturing and Packaging Corporation, a Philippine-based company. The ingredients of Choc Nut include peanuts, sugar, milk powder, cocoa powder and ...
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Caycay
Caycay () is a Filipino crunchy layered cookie coated in syrup (''latik'') or honey and rolled in coarsely ground toasted peanuts. It originates from the islands of Bohol and Cebu and is a common specialty in the southern Visayas islands and Mi ...
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Philippine cuisine