Marraqueta

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The Marraqueta bread can be divided into four pieces with the hands.
The Marraqueta bread can be divided into four pieces with the hands.

The marraqueta (also called pan francés [french bread] and pan batido[shaken bread]) is a South American bread made with flour, salt, water and leavening. It is mostly eaten in Bolivia, Chile and Peru,[1] but can also be found in Argentina and Uruguay. In Chile, marraquetas make up 70% of all the bread sold.

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  1. ^ Panes del Mundo. Tradicional Marraqueta. Magazine del Pan. Retrieved on 2007.
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