What is Pão de queijo?
{{Infobox prepared food | name = Pão de queijo | image = File:Cheesebread.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = | alternate_name = | country = [[Brazil]] | region = [[Minas Gerais]] | creator = | course = [[Breakfast]] or [[snack]] | type = [[Bread]] | served = | main_ingredient = [[Tapioca]] [[starch]], [[cheese]] (usually [[Minas cheese]]) | variations = | calories = | other = | similar_dish = [[Gougère]], [[Chipa]] }} [[File:Pão de queijo (3029721354).jpg|thumb|Pão de queijo]] '''Pão de queijo''' ({{lang-en|Cheese bread}}) is a type of small [[Bread roll|roll]] filled with [[cheese]]. It came from the Brazillian state of [[Minas Gerais]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)|url=https://www.chebe.com/pages/history-of-pao-de-queijo-brazilian-cheese-bread|access-date=2021-05-24|website=chebe|language=en}}</ref> It is popular in [[Brazil]] as a breakfast or snack food. ==History== ''Pão de queijo'' originally came from the [[Guaraní]] people. They used the local growing [[Manioc|cassava]] root to make bread. Later, the salty [[Minas cheese]], [[milk]], and [[Egg (food)|egg]] were added to enrich the [[dough]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-25|title=Pão de queijo is the history of Brazil in a moreish cheese snack|url=http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/jun/25/pao-de-queijo-is-the-history-of-brazil-in-a-moreish-cheese-snack|access-date=2021-05-24|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> ==Preparation== The dough is rolled into small balls, about 3–5 centimeters in diameter. Unlike other breads, the dough does not have any [[leavening agent]] to make it rise. There can also be other foods mixed into the cheese filling. ==Availability== ===Brazil=== [[File:Casa do Pão de Queijo - São José dos Pinhais.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Casa do Pão de Queijo at the [[Afonso Pena International Airport]], in [[São José dos Pinhais]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]], B