Pionono

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'''Pionono,''' sometimes spelled '''''pianono''''' in the Philippines''',''' describes different sweet or savory baked goods from Granada, Spain, the Philippines, South America, and the Caribbean. They are named after Pope Pius IX's name in Italian, {{Lang|it|Pío Nono}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fenix |first=Mickey |date=28 August 2014 |title='Bibingka,' 'monay,' 'escandaloza' and other curious names of Philippine baked goodies |url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/169815/bibingka-monay-escandaloza-and-other-curious-names-of-philippine-baked-goodies |access-date=4 December 2014 |publisher=Inquirer.net |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027124246/http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/169815/bibingka-monay-escandaloza-and-other-curious-names-of-philippine-baked-goodies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ocampo |first1=Ambeth R. |date=9 January 2015 |title=From Pius IX to 'Pio Nono' |url=https://opinion.inquirer.net/81570/from-pius-ix-to-pio-nono |access-date=22 April 2019 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027123546/https://opinion.inquirer.net/81570/from-pius-ix-to-pio-nono |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History == Piononos originated in Spain with the pastry chef Ceferino Isla, that in 1897, created a pastry shop in Santa Fe, in Granada with the name of Casa Ysla. With motif of the pope Pius IX, he made a sweet pastry with his name.<ref name="eE">{{cite news |last1=Ruiz |first1=Adrián |date=27 July 2022 |title=El origen español del 'pionono', el dulce con nombre de Papa que arrasa en Internet |url=https://www.eleconomista.es/podcasts/noticias/11883905/07/22/El-origen-espanol-del-pionono-el-dulce-con-nombre-de-Papa-que-arrasa-en-Internet.html |access-date=6 February 2026 |work=elEconomista.es |language=es |archive-date=20 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420225359/https://www.eleconomista.es/podcasts/noticias/11883905/07/22/El-origen-espanol-del-pionono-el-dulce-con-nombre-de-Papa-que-arrasa-en-Internet.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CY">{{cite web |title=La historia de Pastelerías Casa Isla, unida a su principal dulce, el Pionono |url=https://pionono.com/pastelerias-casa-ysla/ |access-date=6 February 2026 |publisher=Casa Ysla |language=es |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107131530/https://pionono.com/pastelerias-casa-ysla/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Á">{{cite news |date=11 February 2024 |title=¡Curioso!: esta es la historia del pionono y su llamativo vínculo con la iglesia |url=https://www.ambito.com/informacion-general/curioso-esta-es-la-historia-del-pionono-y-su-llamativo-vinculo-la-iglesia-n5941352 |access-date=7 February 2026 |work=Ambito |archive-date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518221342/https://www.ambito.com/informacion-general/curioso-esta-es-la-historia-del-pionono-y-su-llamativo-vinculo-la-iglesia-n5941352 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1916, Pedro Galatino gave a taste of the pastry to the king Alfonso XIII, who, reportedly, liked it so much he gave Casa Ysla the title of official suppliers of the Casa Real. The royal crown was added to the logo of the Casa, and was removed during the II Republic.<ref name="eE" /><ref name="SS">{{cite news |last= |date=6 December 2024 |title=Pionono: historia de un infaltable en la mesa navideña |url=https://sabersalir.com.ar/pionono-historia-de-un-infaltable-en-la-mesa-navidena/ |access-date=7 February 2026 |work=SaberSalir |language=es}}</ref>

==By country== ===Spain=== Spanish piononos are small cakes traditional in Santa Fe, a small town adjacent to the city of Granada, Spain, which is otherwise known primarily for the Capitulations of Santa Fe between Columbus and the Catholic Monarchs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pueblos de Granada: Santa Fe |url=http://www.turgranada.es/en/municipio/santa-fe/ |access-date=10 October 2018 |website=turgranada.es |quote=Santa Fe is known as the ‘Hispanic cradle’. It was the town where the Reconquista culminated and where the Capitulations of Santa Fe were signed, a treaty securing the funding for the journey which led to the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, the explorer from Genoa. |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921203233/http://www.turgranada.es/en/municipio/santa-fe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A pionono has two parts: a thin layer of sponge cake rolled into a cylinder, drenched with different kinds of syrup which give the pionono a sweet and pleasant texture, and crowned with toasted cream. It is typically eaten in one or two bites.

===Philippines=== [[File:FvfFoodsPhil9233 03.JPG|thumb|Ube macapuno pionono from the Philipenes]] In the Philippines, ''pionono'' is more commonly spelled as ''pianono''. It is a rolled sponge cake and is more accurately a type of Swiss roll. It consists of a layer of cake made from eggs, sugar, and sifted flour baked in a sheet. Once cooled, jelly or other types of filling is spread over the cake. It is then rolled from one end to the other. Its most common traditional filling is simply sugar and butter (or margarine), similar to the other forms of the Filipino ''mamón'' (sponge cakes). Modern versions, however, are commonly frosted and can include a variety of fillings.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 July 2017 |title=Pianono |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2017/07/28/pianono/ |access-date=22 April 2019 |website=Ang Sarap |archive-date=22 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422001709/https://www.angsarap.net/2017/07/28/pianono/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2018 |title=Pianono (Filipino Sponge Cake Roll) |url=https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/pianono/ |access-date=22 April 2019 |website=Kawaling Pinoy |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407164622/https://www.kawalingpinoy.com/pianono/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There is a type called Brazo de Mercedes.[[File:Arrolladodleche.jpg|thumb|Sweet Argentine piononos with ''dulce de leche'']]

=== Argentina === In Argentina, piononos are made with a spongeous mass with sugar, butter and flour. The base can be used to make both sweet and salty pastries, with multiple ingredients such as ''dulce de leche'' or ham and cheese. While similar to other Latin American countries, Argentinian piononos are notoriously more versatile and popular internationally.<ref name="SS" />

===Latin America and Cuba=== In various Latin American countries such as Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba and Peru, piononos are prepared using a dough made of flour, eggs, and sugar, which is baked in a thin sheet then rolled around a filling of dulce de leche sometimes with walnuts, or fruits like strawberries with chantilly cream, or in the case of savory piononos with cured ham, cheese, tomato and mayonnaise, or a savory salad, such as ham salad with asparagus and lettuce, chicken salad or even tuna. In Uruguay a similar preparation called massini is not rolled and its dough is filled in between with whipped cream and covered with burnt yolks.

===Puerto Rico (U.S.)=== In Puerto Rico, piononos are prepared using ripe plantains as the "bread" around a savory filling. Plantains are sliced length wise and fried to make it more pliable to wrap around the filling. ''Picadillo'', seafood, lunch meat, or vegetables topped with cheese are typical fillings; the whole sandwich is dipped in a batter made from flour and eggs and then deep-fried, or baked with no batter.

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:PioNono-Málaga.jpg|Piononos from Málaga File:Piononos agridulces argentinos caseros.JPG|Homemade Argentine piononos File:Piononos agridulces argentinos caseros cortados.JPG|Sliced Savory Argentine pionono, with Ham, cheese, Salsa golf and vegetables File:Piononos dulces argentinos caseros.jpg|Sweet Argentine piononos File:Pionono dulce argentino casero cortado.jpg|Sliced sweet Argentine pionono File:Brazo de mercedes.jpg|Philippine ''brazo de Mercedes'' File:Granada-Day2-38 (48004314466).jpg|Piononos from Granada File:05318jfFoods of Bulacan Philippinesfvf 13.jpg|''Pianono'' from the Philippines </gallery>

==See also== {{portal|Food}} *Mamón *Swiss roll *Yule log (cake) *Nut roll *Berliner (doughnut)

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==External links== *[http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/the-best-of/lobster-pionono-recipe/index.html Puerto Rican piononos with lobster] *[http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Pianono Pianono]

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