Care for a sweet treat during Mexico's Day of the Dead? Have a bite of 'pan de muerto'

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first bite is an assault to the senses. A sugary, citric, fluffy delight.

"Pan de muerto" or "bread of the dead" is baked in Mexico every year, from early October to mid-November, amid Day of the Dead celebrations.

Shaped like a bun, decorated with bone-like bread pieces and sugar on top, pan de muerto can be seen at coffee shops, dinner tables or home-made altars, which Mexicans build to remember their deceased loved ones and welcome them back for a night on Nov. 2.

Its date of origin can't be specified, but pan de muerto can be thought of as a fusion of Mesoamerican an...