Polvorón
polvorón polvo spanish word powder dust type heavy soft crumbly spanish shortbread made flour sugar milk nut especially almond mostly produced andalusia factory part syndicate produce polvorones mantecados name mantecados sweet traditional preparation area iberian peninsula spanishspeaking country well polvorones popular holiday delicacy spain hispanic america philippine spanishinfluenced country around world traditionally prepared september january available year round mantecado name variety spanish shortbread includes polvorón name often synonymous mantecados polvorones name mantecado come manteca lard usually fat iberian pig cerdo ibérico made name polvorón based fact cake crumble easily kind dust hand mouth cuba mantecado ice cream spain may also name given kind sweet sherbet philippine puerto rico mantecado popular traditional ice cream flavour characterised mixture vanilla butter served september luncheon banquet followed malolos congress ratification philippine declaration independence june year cuba adapted flavor mantecado polvorones spain beloved flavor cuban ice cream cuban flavor influenced ice cream flavor made latin american country puerto rico polvorones common christmas dessert spain today option fat used sweet pig fat like butter well vegetarian polvorones mantecados made olive oil sometimes called pan de polvo sweet made anise south texas region filipino version polvorón sometimes spelled polboron pulburon made toasted flour sugar powdered milk butter margarine instead lard contrast polvorón baked fine powderlike dry consistency though usually compressed shaped round oval tin mold individually wrapped colorful papel de japón cellophane also eaten toasted powder form stored jar number optional ingredient also added polvorón wellknown variant include peanut kasuy cashew nut pinipig pounded toasted young green rice similar crisped rice sprinkle crushed oreo cooky powdered chocolate ube halaya among others also coated chocolate unlike counterpart considered holiday delicacy rather everyday snack commonly used town fiesta contest participant consume amount dry polvoron try whistle list shortbread biscuit cooky andalusian cuisine cuisine valladolid spanish cuisine masa podrida uraro puto seco