mamón

{{Short description|Traditional Filipino chiffon or sponge cakes}}

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{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Mamón

| image = Custard Mamon (Philippines).jpg

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| caption = Custard mamón with a leche flan base

| alternate_name = Torta, torta mamón, torta Visaya, torta Bisaya

| country = The Philippines

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| course = Dessert

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| main_ingredient = Cake flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, oil, butter, cream of tartar

| variations = Mamón tostado, puto mamón, taisan, broas

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Mamón are traditional Filipino chiffon or sponge cakes, typically baked in distinctive cupcake-like molds. In the Visayas regions, mamón are also known as torta mamón or torta. Variants of mamón include the larger loaf-like version called taisan, the rolled version called pianono, and ladyfingers known as broas. Mamón also has two very different variants that use mostly the same ingredients, the cookie-like mamón tostado and the steamed puto mamón.{{Cite book |last=Polistico |first=Edgie |title=Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary |date=2016 |publisher=Anvil Publishing |isbn=9786214200870 |location=Mandaluyong City}}

Description

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Mamón is a very light chiffon or sponge cake known for its soft and fluffy texture. It is traditionally baked in crenelated tin molds which gives it a characteristic cupcake-like shape. It is typically slathered in butter and sprinkled with white sugar and grated cheese. Mamón is commonly eaten for merienda.{{Cite web |title=Mamon Recipe |url=https://www.foxyfolksy.com/mamon-recipe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123958/https://www.foxyfolksy.com/mamon-recipe/ |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |access-date=December 7, 2018 |website=Foxy Folksy|date=June 21, 2017 }}{{Cite web |last=Agbanlog |first=Liza |title=Mamon (Filipino Sponge Cake) |url=https://salu-salo.com/mamon-filipino-sponge-cake/ |access-date=December 7, 2018 |website=Salu Salo Recipes|date=October 29, 2014 }}

In the Visayas regions, mamón is known as torta mamón, torta Visaya (or torta Bisaya), or simply torta. Although the name is derived from Spanish torta, "cake", in some Philippine regions torta could also mean "omelette". The Visayan versions are traditionally denser and greasier in texture. They were traditionally made with lard and use palm wine (tubâ) as the leavening agent.{{Cite web |title=Torta Mamon Cebu Recipe |url=http://www.choosephilippines.com/eat/recipes/470/Torta-Mamon-Cebu-Recipe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728022609/http://www.choosephilippines.com/eat/recipes/470/Torta-Mamon-Cebu-Recipe/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Choose Philippines}}{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2016 |title=Learn How to Cook Cebu Torta Cake Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/cebu-torta-cake-recipe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202754/https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/cebu-torta-cake-recipe/ |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Pinoy Recipe at iba pa...}}

Variants

=Broas=

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The ladyfinger version of mamón is known as broas or broa. The name is derived from Portuguese broa, a type of corn and rye bread from Portugal and Galicia. Broas can either be soft and spongy or crunchy and cookie-like. They are commonly eaten paired with coffee or hot chocolate (sikwate). They are also traditionally used to make icebox cakes in the Philippines, including crema de fruta and mango float.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2005 |title=Broas / Ladyfingers |url=http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/broas-ladyfingers |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Market Manila}}{{Cite news |date=January 2, 2016 |title='Broas,' Baclayon's More Famous Attraction |work=Inquirer.net |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/751969/broas-baclayons-more-famous-attraction |access-date=December 10, 2018}}

Among Muslim Filipinos, broa (also spelled b'rua, bulwa, or baulo) is a derivative dish. They are eaten similarly and can also come in soft or crunchy versions, but they have a more irregular muffin-like shape. The soft version is like a smaller version of mamón, while the crunchy version is more properly mamón tostado. They are popularly eaten during special occasions and festivals, like Hari Raya.{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2016 |title=Maranao Snacks : Pagana Mamis, The Sweet Feast |url=http://www.traveltrilogy.com/2016/10/maranao-snacks-maranao-food.html |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Travel Trilogy}}{{Cite web |title=Top 5 Muslim Delicacies |url=http://www.choosephilippines.com/specials/lists/523/top-5-muslim-delicacies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813083853/http://www.choosephilippines.com/specials/lists/523/top-5-muslim-delicacies/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=December 10, 2018 |website=Choose Philippines}}

Other notable variants of dry and crunchy broas include the camachile cookies and the lengua de gato cookies.{{Cite web |last=Orillos |first=Jenny |date=August 19, 2010 |title=Top 10 Favorite Pinoy Biskwit |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/46373/top-10-favorite-pinoy-biskwit |access-date=March 28, 2019 |website=Spot.ph}}

=Mamón tostado=

Mamón tostado is basically a cookie-like version of mamón (from {{Langx|es|tostado|lit=toasted}}). It uses the same ingredients and is similarly airy, but it is baked until dry and crunchy.{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2016 |title=Mamon Tostado |url=https://www.atbp.ph/2016/06/25/mamon-tostado/ |access-date=December 7, 2018 |website=Atbp.ph}} "Mamón Tostado" as a traditional Pasalubong is a round-shaped toasted chiffon cake-pastry which originated from Cebu. As a variant of Biscocho, it is a fusion of flour, shortening, eggs, and sugar.

=Pianono=

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Pianono or pionono is a rolled version of the mamón. It is typically sold as "cake rolls" in modern times due to its resemblance to the Swiss roll. Originally, its filling was composed only of sugar and butter or margarine, like all other kinds of mamón. It is also traditionally much smaller in diameter than Swiss rolls. But modern versions are larger can vary significantly in the fillings and are usually frosted.{{Cite web |title=Pianono |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2017/07/28/pianono/ |access-date=April 22, 2019 |website=Ang Sarap|date=July 28, 2017 }}{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2018 |title=Pianono (Filipino Sponge Cake Roll) |url=https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/pianono/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407164622/https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/pianono/ |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 22, 2019 |website=Kawaling Pinoy}}

=Puto mamón=

Puto mamón is regarded as a type of puto (steamed cake).{{Cite book |last=Fernando |first=Gilda-Cordero |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afuBAAAAMAAJ&q=mamon+recipe |title=Philippine Food & Life: Luzon |date=1992 |publisher=Anvil Publishing |others=Drawings by Manuel D. Baldemor |isbn=971-27-0232-4 |location=Metro Manila}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u-rlAAAAMAAJ&q=mamon |title=Approaches to Teaching the Works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz |date=2007 |publisher=Modern Language Association of America |isbn=978-0-87352-815-3 |editor-last=Schlau |editor-first=Stacey |location=New York |editor-last2=Bergmann |editor-first2=Emilie L.}}

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=Taisan=

Taisan is a loaf-like version of mamón. Like mamón, it is typically slathered in butter and sprinkled with sugar and cheese.{{Cite book |last=Comsti |first=Angelo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FByiBQAAQBAJ |title=The Filipino Family Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from Our Home Kitchen |date=2014 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish Cuisine |isbn=978-981-4634-94-6 |location=Singapore |page=144}} Taisan was first developed in Pampanga. It literally means "whetstone" in Kapampangan, and is named for its shape.{{Cn|date=March 2025}}

In popular culture

In Filipino idioms, pusong mamón (literally "mamón-hearted") means someone who is overly emotionally-sensitive. It is equivalent to the English idiom "softhearted".{{Cite web |title=Pusong-Mamon |url=https://www.tagaloglang.com/pusong-mamon/ |access-date=December 7, 2018 |website=Tagalog Lang}} It is also used as a euphemism for effeminate gay men (bakla).

External links

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References

Category:Steamed foods

Category:Sponge cakes

Category:Philippine cakes