Otap (food)

Otap
Alternative names Utap
Type Pastry
Place of origin Philippines
Region or state Cebu
Main ingredients Flour, shortening, coconut, and sugar

Otap (sometimes spelled utap) is an oval-shaped[1] puff pastry cookie from the Philippines, especially common in Cebu where it originated.[2]It usually consists of a combination of flour, shortening, coconut, and sugar. It is similar to the French palmier cookies, but compared to the French cookies, are not so much heart-shaped and more tightly layered and thinner, making it more crisp. In order to achieve the texture of the pastry, it must undergo a eleven-stage baking process.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Otap - Cebu Central - [ Best of Cebu ]
  2. ↑ BongBong's Piaya & Barquillos - Special Utap
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