Alternative names | Filipino turtle bread |
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Type | Bread roll |
Place of origin | Philippines |
Region or state | Sariaya, Quezon |
Pinagong is a dense bread roll from the Philippines made with all-purpose flour, milk, and salt. It is a variant of pan de monja (monáy) distinguished primarily by its shape and the more complex pattern of scoring on top. The name means "made into a turtle", from Tagalog pagong ("turtle").[1][2][3][4]