What Bísquet means
Bísquet is a Mexican bread name of Spanish origin meaning "biscuit". It comes from English biscuit (from Old French bescuit, 'twice-cooked'). It is pronounced BEES-ket, and it is most associated with the whole country.
A Mexican respelling of the American biscuit, eaten with coffee in the cafés de chinos of Mexico City. The Old French source literally says the dough was cooked twice.
This is a site about what Mexican words mean, so there is no recipe here. For the name itself: Mexican pan dulce is named by shape, and the names are pure visual poetry: concha (shell), oreja (ear), cuernito (little horn), ojo de buey (ox eye), corbata (necktie), puerquito (little pig), bigote (moustache).
