Pandebono
Encyclopedia
Pandebono is a type of bread
made of corn flour, cassava
starch, cheese and eggs. It is consumed with hot chocolate a few minutes after baking when is still warm. It is very popular in the Colombia
n department of Valle del Cauca.
n city of Cali
baked the bread and every afternoon went out to sell them, yelling “pane del buono” ("good bread" in Italian) in the streets. This is how the name became popular.
Another version documented by Edouard André in his article “América Equinoccial” published in “América Pintoresca” (Barcelona: Montaner y Simon, 1884 vol. 3, pp. 704) says that the name came from a site on the road between Dagua
and Cali called “Hacienda El Bono” where the product was originally from. Thus, the inhabitants of the region used to buy it and referred to it as “Pan del Bono” meaning “Bread from El Bono” and by the continued use the name was abbreviated as “Pandebono”.
Still another version states that the name comes from the voucher (spanish “bono”) the workers from the region's sugar cane farms received as part of their compensation, which could be exchanged for bread. Therefore, the name would mean “voucher bread”.
Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
made of corn flour, cassava
Cassava
Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...
starch, cheese and eggs. It is consumed with hot chocolate a few minutes after baking when is still warm. It is very popular in the Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n department of Valle del Cauca.
Etymology
It is said that an Italian baker who lived in the ColombiaColombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n city of Cali
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
baked the bread and every afternoon went out to sell them, yelling “pane del buono” ("good bread" in Italian) in the streets. This is how the name became popular.
Another version documented by Edouard André in his article “América Equinoccial” published in “América Pintoresca” (Barcelona: Montaner y Simon, 1884 vol. 3, pp. 704) says that the name came from a site on the road between Dagua
Dagua
Dagua is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.- Corregimientos :1. Santa María2. El Salado3. El Chilcal4. Providencia5. El Danubio6. La Cascada7. La Elsa8. El Queremal9. El Limonar10. Los Alpes...
and Cali called “Hacienda El Bono” where the product was originally from. Thus, the inhabitants of the region used to buy it and referred to it as “Pan del Bono” meaning “Bread from El Bono” and by the continued use the name was abbreviated as “Pandebono”.
Still another version states that the name comes from the voucher (spanish “bono”) the workers from the region's sugar cane farms received as part of their compensation, which could be exchanged for bread. Therefore, the name would mean “voucher bread”.