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Caycay
	Caycay
Alternative names	Cay-cay
Type	Cookie
Place of origin	The Philippines
Region or state	Bohol, Cebu
	Media: Caycay;

Caycay (pronounced [kaɪkaɪ]) is a Filipino crunchy layered cookie coated in syrup (latik) or honey and rolled in coarsely ground toasted peanuts. It originates from the islands of Bohol and Cebu and is a common specialty in the southern Visayas islands and Mindanao.^[1]^[2] The name comes from the verb kaykay which means "to dig up" in the Cebuano language, in reference to the step of coating the cookies in ground peanuts.^[3]^[4] Some versions coat the cookies in sesame seeds instead of peanuts.

References

↑ "Bohol's Top Pasalubong Items". bitlanders. September 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
↑ "Caycay". About Filipino Food. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
↑ "kaykay". Binisaya.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
↑ "From fledgling to full-fledged". SunStar Cebu. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[1] "Bohol's Top Pasalubong Items". bitlanders. September 16, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[2] "Caycay". About Filipino Food. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[3] "kaykay". Binisaya.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

[4] "From fledgling to full-fledged". SunStar Cebu. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2019.

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