Bakery Stall · Layered Pineapple Bread
Semita (Pineapple Sweet Bread)
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Salvadoran semita comes in two main forms: semita pacha, flat with a crumbly lattice top, and semita alta, a taller layered loaf, both filled with pineapple jam or dark panela syrup.
A layered sweet bread filled with pineapple jam, its top scored in a crosshatch pattern and dusted with sugar. Bakeries across El Salvador sell it whole or by the slice.
Why it's made this way: Semita is one of El Salvador's most common sweet breads, baked in neighbourhood bakeries across the country and eaten with coffee.
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