Dump Thoughts
By Namaco21
@Namaco21 (165)
January 31, 2025 6:22pm CST
Good morning mylotters! For breakfast I prepared toasted Pande Leches; this is a classic bread served way back before spanish colonization in the Philippines. My great great grandparents would always serve this bread for breakfast.
For additional information: the recipe survived the Japanese and American regime here in Borongan City. The original store that sells this before is still running up until today's time, and they're the only bakery who makes this kind of bread in the whole city. Well it's like a family heirloom.
Well it's just a thought of how nice it is to eat the exact same bread my ancestors ate. It's just a simple bread, but rich in culture. 
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@allknowing (140088)
• India
2 Feb
Curious to know what is so special in this bread that other breads do not have Enjoy what your ancestors ate.
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@allknowing (140088)
• India
2 Feb
@Namaco21 It has more to do with who bakes it Right?
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@Namaco21 (165)
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2 Feb
Well, there's really nothing special to it since it's a very basic bread. It just happens that the bread holds memories way back before Spanish and Japanese colonization, and Filipino-American War here in our place. It's a long story, but to make it short, during those hard times, this bread filled a lot of Boronganon stomachs, because that time it was the cheapest bread you can afford.
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@Namaco21 (165)
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2 Feb
@allknowing oh about who bakes it. The actual owner of this Panederia (bakery) is a Spanish of course, married to a Filipino, had children and the bakery became a family heirloom. But today I don't see any pure Spanish in their family, but they look different from pure Filipinos, we call them meztizos, it's because most of their physical features are of like Spanish.
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@Deepizzaguy (106147)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Feb
I am happy for you that you enjoyed your Pande Leches.
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@coolimrose (621)
• New Zealand
2 Feb
Bread looks so soft, fluffy. Is that butter smeared on. Is it by any chance sweet?? Nice of you to share it with us.
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@cabuyogty (3192)
• Philippines
2 Feb
I think this bread is sweet enough to taste. I learned something interesting from the past in the Philippines 
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