Piaya (food)

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Piaya is an unleavened flatbread from Negros Occidental that tastes like caramelized brown sugar wrapped in dough. A mixture of muscovado and water gets folded into dough, then flattened and studded with sesame seeds before hitting a hot griddle. It's meant to be eaten warm, when the muscovado filling is still soft and the exterior has just begun to toast.

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A piaya (Hiligaynon: piyaya, pronounced [piˈjaja]; Spanish: piaya, pronounced [ˈpjaʝa]; Hokkien Chinese: 餅仔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáⁿ-iá) is a muscovado-filled unleavened flatbread from the Philippines especially common in Negros Occidental where it is a popular delicacy. It is made by filling dough with a mixture of muscovado and water. The filled dough is then flattened with a rolling pin, sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked on a griddle. Piaya is best eaten warm.

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