Piaya (food)
Muscovado-filled piaya
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| Type | Pastry |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Region or state | Negros Occidental |
| Associated national cuisine | Filipino cuisine |
| Serving temperature | Warm or cold |
| Main ingredients | Flour and muscovado |
| Variations | Piayitos |
| 75 kcal | |
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Piaya, sometimes spelled piyaya, is a muscovado-filled unleavened flatbread from the Philippines especially common in Negros Occidental where it originated. It is made by filling dough with a mixture of muscovado and glucose syrup. The filled dough is then flattened with a rolling pin, sprinkled with sesame seeds and baked on a griddle.
The traditional sweet filling made of muscovado has other alternatives, including ube and mango. Piayitos are tiny versions of the Piaya and they are thin and crispy.
Piaya being baked on a griddle
Freshly-baked piaya
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