Pan de Yuca

Pan de yuca is Ecuador’s beloved cheese bread, a simple dough of yuca starch, fresh cheese, butter, and egg that bakes into glossy, puffed golden orbs. Served warm from bakeries and street carts with coffee, yogurt, or the frothy drink called colada, it is the perfect savory-sweet snack.

Chewy, cheesy, and irresistibly puffy

The outside bakes crisp and lightly blistered while the inside turns soft, chewy, and stretchy from the melted cheese — the signature yuca-starch texture that is bouncy without being tough. They deflate slightly as they cool, which is completely normal and utterly delicious.

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