Rosquillo Explained

Rosquillo
Region:Cebu
Course:Pastries
Main Ingredient: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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Angelo Comsti. The Filipino Family Cookbook: Recipes and stories from our home kitchen. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. 2014. 132 - 133. 9789814634946.
  2. Web site: Rosquillos. Cebu Tourism. December 26, 2014. December 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226070348/http://www.cebu-tourism.techcellar.net/77/. dead.
  3. Book: Pia Lim-Castillo. Richard Hosking. Eggs in Cookery: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium of Food and Cookery 2006. Eggs in Philippine Church Architecture and its Cuisine. Oxford Symposium. 2007. 122 - 123. 9781903018545.
  4. Web site: Titay's Liloan Rosquillos and Delicacies: Liloan Pride. Lovebel G. Talisic. OneCebu. July 9, 2012.
  5. Web site: Titay's Rosquillos. Burt Lao. Everything Cebu. July 9, 2012. July 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120714013457/http://www.everythingcebu.com/bits-and-pieces/rosquillos-from-cebu/. dead.
  6. Book: Christopher Howse. A Pilgrim in Spain. A&C Black. 2011. 72. 9780826497697.
  7. Web site: Cebu. Pinoy Food Recipes. December 26, 2014.
  8. Book: Polistico . Edgie . Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary . 2017 . Anvil Publishing, Incorporated . 9786214200870 .
  9. Web site: Orillos . Jenny . Top 10 Favorite Pinoy Biskwit . Spot.ph . March 26, 2019.

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