Mallorca (pan dulce)
A soft coiled sweet bread dusted with powdered sugar, descended from the Majorcan ensaimada and adopted as its own on the island. It is eaten plain or split, filled with ham and cheese and pressed, which is the most ordered savory version. It is a breakfast staple alongside café con leche.
Example
A pressed ham and cheese mallorca with powdered sugar still on top is sweet and salty at once, and that is how people order it.
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Frequently asked questions
Sweet or with ham and cheese?
Both are normal. The pressed ham and cheese one still carries powdered sugar on top, and that contrast is the point.
Where is the most famous one?
Old San Juan has historic cafés known for it, but any neighborhood bakery bakes its own.
