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Pambazo

"low bread"

Also called Pan de pambazo.

Say it

pamΒ·BAHΒ·soh

Where it comes from

Italian pan basso (low bread), through Spanish

What Pambazo means

Pambazo is a Mexican antojito name of Spanish origin meaning "low bread". It comes from Italian pan basso (low bread), through Spanish. It is pronounced pam-BAH-soh, and it is most associated with Mexico City.

The word first named a cheap coarse wheat loaf of the colonial period. The guajillo-dipped sandwich took its name from the bread, not the other way round. The same word names both the bread roll and the guajillo-dipped torta made from it.

This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Antojito means "little craving". These are the masa-based street foods named for their shape more often than their filling: a sope is a small mound, a huarache is a sandal, a gordita is a fat little one, a tlacoyo is an oval patty.

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Pambazo means low bread

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