Bolo de rolo
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Bolo de rolo is a typical Brazil
ian dessert, from Pernambuco
state.
The cakebatter is made with flour, eggs, butter and sugar. This mass is wrapped with a layer of melted guava
, giving the appearance of a swiss roll
. However, layers of pasta and guava
are much thinner and taste completely different.
Its origin lies in the adaptation of Portuguese
cake colchão de noiva (bride's mattress), a kind of sponge cake rolled with a filling of nuts
. Upon arriving in Brazil, the Portuguese began to change the filling by guava fruit
plentiful in northeastern Brazil, where dosed with too much sugar made in the factories of the region. Even today it is common to sprinkle the bolo de rolo with sugar in its outer shell, snapping up the presentation of the dessert.
Ordinary Law № 379/2007: bolo de rolo was recognized as intangible heritage of Pernambuco
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian dessert, from Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
state.
The cakebatter is made with flour, eggs, butter and sugar. This mass is wrapped with a layer of melted guava
Goiabada
Goiabada is a popular dessert throughout the Portuguese-speaking countries of the world, dating back to the colonial days in Brazil, where guavas were used as a substitute for the quinces used to make marmelada . Abundance of sugar and slave labour were crucial for its confection, in large...
, giving the appearance of a swiss roll
Swiss roll
A Swiss roll or jelly roll is a type of sponge cake roll. The thin cake is made of eggs, flour and sugar and baked in a very shallow rectangular baking tray, called a sheet pan. The cake is removed from the pan and spread with jam or buttercream, rolled up, and served in circular slices.The...
. However, layers of pasta and guava
Guava
Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
are much thinner and taste completely different.
Its origin lies in the adaptation of Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
cake colchão de noiva (bride's mattress), a kind of sponge cake rolled with a filling of nuts
Nut (fruit)
A nut is a hard-shelled fruit of some plants having an indehiscent seed. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts in English, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts...
. Upon arriving in Brazil, the Portuguese began to change the filling by guava fruit
Guava
Guavas are plants in the myrtle family genus Psidium , which contains about 100 species of tropical shrubs and small trees. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America...
plentiful in northeastern Brazil, where dosed with too much sugar made in the factories of the region. Even today it is common to sprinkle the bolo de rolo with sugar in its outer shell, snapping up the presentation of the dessert.
Ordinary Law № 379/2007: bolo de rolo was recognized as intangible heritage of Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
.