{{Short description|Hispanic bread ring}} {{other uses}} {{See also|Roscón de Reyes}} {{Infobox food | name = Rosca | image = Rosca - Almendro (cropped).jpg | caption = Rosca from Madrid, Spain | alternate_name = Ka'ake | country = | region = Spain, Portugal, Mexico, South America, Philippines and other areas | national_cuisine = | creator = Spanish and Portuguese <!-- or | creators = --> | year = | mintime = | maxtime = | type = Bread | course = | served = | main_ingredient = Flour, salt, sugar, butter, yeast, water, and seasonings | minor_ingredient = | variations = | serving_size = | calories = | protein = | fat = | carbohydrate = | glycemic_index = | similar_dish = | other = }} '''Rosca''' or '''roscón''' ({{literal translation|ring}}) is a Hispanic bread dish eaten throughout Iberia and 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 (Chiloé, Chile) File:Bodegón sandías, pan, roscas y copa-meléndez.jpg|Still Life with Watermelon, Pastries, Bread, and Wine by Luis Egidio Meléndez in 1770 </gallery>
==See also== {{Portal|Food}} * List of breakfast foods * 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, makes reference to the ''{{lang|es|Rosca de reyes}}''.
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