Pan de queso

Pan de queso (lit. 'cheese bread') is a traditional Latin American roll made with tapioca flour and grated cheese.^[1] It is served plain or filled with cream cheese or jam.^[2] This food is especially common in the Paisa region of Colombia as breakfast or parva.^[3]

Pan de queso

Pandequesos (rolls) from Antioquia, Colombia
Type	Bread
Course	Snack
Place of origin	Colombia
Region or state	South America
Associated cuisine	Colombia
Serving temperature	Hot or room temperature
Main ingredients	Tapioca flour and grated cheese
Media: Pan de queso

Pan de queso is one of the breads (along with pandebono and buñuelos) that is made with fermented cassava starch. Fermented starch allows biscuits to become light and voluminous.^[4]

The food is also prepared in Brazil, known as pão de queijo.^[2] Pão de queijo is common in the southeast of Brazil, especially the Minas Gerais region.^[5]