Pionono describes different sweet or savory pastries from

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By country

Spain

Piononos are small pastries traditional in Santa Fe, a small town adjacent to the city of

, Spain. A pionono has two parts: a thin layer of pastry rolled into a cylinder, drenched with different kinds of syrup which give the pionono a sweet and pleasant texture, and crowned with toasted cream. It is typically eaten in one or two bites.

South America and Cuba

In various South American countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela,

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, Peru and Cuba, piononos are prepared using a dough made of

flour Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many culture ...

, eggs, and

sugar Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double ...

, which is baked in a thin sheet then rolled around a filling of dulce de leche sometimes with walnuts, or fruits like strawberries with chantilly cream, or in the case of savory piononos with cured ham,

cheese Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...

, tomato and

mayonnaise Mayonnaise (; ), colloquially referred to as "mayo" , is a thick, cold, and creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tartar ...

, or a savory salad, such as ham salad with asparagus and lettuce, chicken salad or even tuna. A similar cake is called "Brazo de Gitano" or "Brazo Gitano" in Cuba, Spain, and several other Spanish-speaking countries. In Uruguay a similar preparation called massini is not rolled and its dough is filled in between with whipped cream and covered with burnt yolks.

Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, piononos are prepared using ripe, or yellow, plantains as the "bread" around a savory filling. It is usually stuffed with a meat filling usually '' picadillo'', seafood or vegetables with

; the whole sandwich is dipped in a batter made from flour and eggs and then deep-fried.

Philippines

In the Philippines, ''pionono'' is more commonly spelled as ''pianono''. It is a rolled sponge cake and is more accurately a type of jelly roll. It consists of a layer of pastry made from eggs, sugar, and sifted flour baked in a sheet. Once cooled, jelly or other types of filling is spread over the pastry. It is then rolled from one end to the other. Its most common traditional filling is simply sugar and butter (or margarine), similar to the other forms of the Filipino '' mamón'' (sponge cakes). Modern versions, however, are commonly frosted and can include a variety of fillings.

Gallery

File:PioNono-Málaga.jpg, Piononos from Málaga File:Piononos de Santa Fé-Madrid.jpg, Piononos from Santa Fe, Spain File:Piononos agridulces argentinos caseros.JPG, Homemade Argentine piononos File:Piononos agridulces argentinos caseros cortados.JPG, Sliced Savory Argentine pionono, with Ham, cheese,

Salsa golf ' (Spanish for "golf sauce") is a cold sauce of somewhat thick consistency, common in Argentina. According to legend, it was invented by the physician Luis Federico Leloir in the mid-1920s at a golf club at the seaside resort Mar del Plata. Tired ...

and vegetables File:Piononos dulces argentinos caseros.jpg, Sweet Argentine piononos File:Pionono dulce argentino casero cortado.jpg, Sliced sweet Argentine pionono File:Arrolladodleche.jpg, Sweet Argentine piononos with '' dulce de leche'' File:Brazo de mercedes.jpg, Philippine '' brazo de Mercedes'' File:FvfFoodsPhil9233 05.JPG, Ube macapuno ''pianono'' from the Philippines

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Puerto Rican piononos with lobsterPianono
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