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Best Apas (biscuit) in Toronto
“Very thin oblong biscuits sprinkled with sugar, made for hot drinks—a Southern Tagalog specialty that's traveled to Cebu.”
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Apas are very thin oblong-shaped biscuits sprinkled with sugar. They are a specialty of Quezon (particularly Lucena and Lucban) and the wider Southern Tagalog region; but they are also found in Cebu. They are also known as binuruhas in Sariaya (not to be confused with broas). They are made with flour, milk, eggs, sugar, and butter. They are mild-flavored and are typically eaten with hot drinks. "Apa" is also the Tagalog term for wafer, especially ice cream cones.
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Apas are delicate, paper-thin oblong biscuits dusted with a sparkle of sugar—the kind of thing that dissolves on your tongue alongside your morning coffee or afternoon tea. Born in Quezon's towns of Lucena and Lucban, these mild-mannered crackers have traveled to Cebu and beyond, their simplicity (flour, milk, eggs, sugar, butter) a study in restraint. In Sariaya they answer to binuruhas, a name that speaks to their thin, crisp nature. They're comfort food that doesn't try to be anything more than what you need when your hands wrap around something warm.
Order it here when it has
- pairs perfectly with hot beverages
- delicate, dissolving texture
- regional specialty with distinct identity
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