T'anta wawa

T'anta wawa
T'anta wawa served with colada morada
TypeSweet roll
Region or stateCentral Andes
Main ingredientsWheat flour

T'anta wawa ("bread baby", from Aymara and Quechua t'anta "bread" and wawa "child, baby"; hispanicized names: guagua de pan, tantaguaguas, tantahuahua, wawas de pan, tantawawas and muñecas de pan) is a type of sweet roll shaped and decorated in the form of a small child or infant. They are generally made of wheat and sometimes contain a sweet filling. They are made and eaten as part of ancestral rites in Andean regions of Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, the south of Colombia, and the north of Argentina, mainly on All Souls' Day, but also as part of agricultural festivals, carnivals, and Christmas.