# Rosca

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{{Short description|Hispanic bread ring}}
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{{See also|Roscón de Reyes}}
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| name = Rosca
| image = Rosca - Almendro (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rosca from Madrid, Spain
| alternate_name = Ka'ake
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| region = Spain, Portugal, Mexico, South America, Philippines and other areas
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| type = [Bread](/source/Bread)
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'''Rosca''' or '''roscón''' ({{literal translation|ring}}) is a [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic) bread dish eaten throughout [Iberia](/source/Iberia) and [Latin America](/source/Latin_America).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Morton |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qn-DASgdhiAC&q=rosca+dough.&pg=PA43 |title=Cupboard Love 2: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities |date=2004 |publisher=Insomniac Press |isbn=978-1-897415-93-1 |language=en}}</ref> It is made with flour, salt, sugar, butter, yeast, water, and seasonings. It is also called '''ka'ake''' and referred to as a "Syrian-style cracker ring".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Glezer |first=Maggie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jAkqFgvrkWUC&q=.&pg=PA187 |title=A Blessing of Bread: The Many Rich Traditions of Jewish Bread Baking Around the World |date=2004-01-01 |publisher=Artisan Books |isbn=978-1-57965-210-4 |language=en}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Roscas.jpg|Roscas of Chile
File:Roscas chonchinas.JPG|Roscas "chonchinas" from [Chonchi](/source/Chonchi) (Chiloé, Chile)
File:Bodegón sandías, pan, roscas y copa-meléndez.jpg|Still Life with Watermelon, Pastries, Bread, and Wine by [Luis Egidio Meléndez](/source/Luis_Egidio_Mel%C3%A9ndez) in 1770
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Food}}
* [List of breakfast foods](/source/List_of_breakfast_foods)
* [List of doughnut varieties](/source/List_of_doughnut_varieties)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Rosca}}
* [http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2011/12/a-state-mandated-christmas-bonus/ A State Mandated Christmas Bonus], a blog post by the [Law Library of Congress](/source/Law_Library_of_Congress), makes reference to the ''{{lang|es|Rosca de reyes}}''.

{{Mexican bread}}
{{Ring and knot-shaped breads}}
{{Mexican cuisine}}
{{Cakes}}
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Category:Doughnuts
Category:Mexican breads
Category:South American cuisine
Category:Brazilian breads

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