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By: Pionono Practice

Pionono Practice — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:22:51 +0000

[…] might remember my short post on piononos, the popular jelly-roll cake filled with, often, savory ingredients. Back on day one in […]

By: dan

dan — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:32:31 +0000

Rolled up with something sweet in it made sense to me. The chicken or tuna salad sounded odd. And when I first tasted it, it was odd as well – but it’s kind of grown on me as an occasional lunch. I mean, if it comes right down to it, in principle, it isn’t any different than a Montecristo sandwich with maple syrup drizzled on it… and that’s one of my favorites of all time!

By: Frank Almeida

Frank Almeida — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:22:55 +0000

Yep, little kids sometimes take one to school for their birthdays. They fill them with Dulce de Leche; it is usually that or a chocotorta. As you could imagine, I am not really into trying those. They are a bit too sweet for my tastes.

By: Frances

Frances — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:29:47 +0000

We made this as a first course for a family celebration and it was very good. We had a crowd for lunch, so we did several with different ingredients. There was cream cheese, olives, red and green pepper, ham, hard boiled egg, shrimp, plus seasoning (not all in the same roll!). We served two slices of roll on lettuce at each place. It is visually very attractive and a good starter.

By: Alcira

Alcira — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:43:39 +0000

Hi Dan! First of all, I have to say that I find your posts very interesting. I’ve been following your blog for a while, though this is my first comment. What you mention about “pionono” is totally true, it’s an odd looking thing :-).. We (I mean locals) are used to it, and it’s a very popular meal here, specially during Christmas or family events. Personally, I find this “cake-with-salad” thing really delicious. My favorite recipe (which I prepare often at home) is very simple: 4 tablespoons of flour, 4 eggs, 4 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of baking powder. Just 8-10 minutes of moderate oven, and your pionono is ready!. My favorite filling is tuna salad, but it also matches very well with ham and cheese, some lettuce leaves, cherry tomatoes, anchovies, olives, etc. I hope you can try it soon at CS and then tell us about the experience.. I also hope to visit you guys soon at CS. Best regards, and congratulations for the great job you are doing.