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| Course | Pastries |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Region or state | Cebu |
| Main ingredients | Flour, eggs, shortening, sugar, and baking powder |
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. [1] [2] [3] The name means "ringlet" in Spanish (from rosca, "ring") and was reputedly coined by Philippine President Sergio Osmeña. [4] [5]
Despite sharing the name, Philippine rosquillos are not related to the Spanish rosquillos (better known as rosquillas, roscos, or rosquillos de vino), which are more akin to baked doughnuts. [6] [7]
There are two notable variants of rosquillos, differing in shape. The first is galletas del Carmen, which is flower-shaped and does not have a hole in the center. The other is galletas de bato (lit. " stone [mill] cracker"), which has a hole in the center but does not have a crenelated edge. [8] [9]
See also
References
- ^ Angelo Comsti (2014). The Filipino Family Cookbook: Recipes and stories from our home kitchen. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. p. 132–133. ISBN 9789814634946.
- ^ "Rosquillos". Cebu Tourism. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Pia Lim-Castillo (2007). "Eggs in Philippine Church Architecture and its Cuisine". In Richard Hosking (ed.). Eggs in Cookery: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium of Food and Cookery 2006. Oxford Symposium. p. 122–123. ISBN 9781903018545.
- ^ Lovebel G. Talisic. "Titay's Liloan Rosquillos and Delicacies: Liloan Pride". OneCebu. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ Burt Lao. "Titay's Rosquillos". Everything Cebu. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ Christopher Howse (2011). A Pilgrim in Spain. A&C Black. p. 72. ISBN 9780826497697.
- ^ "Cebu". Pinoy Food Recipes. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Polistico, Edgie (2017). Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary. Anvil Publishing, Incorporated. ISBN 9786214200870.
- ^ Orillos, Jenny. "Top 10 Favorite Pinoy Biskwit". Spot.ph. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
