▁h oney - f lav ored ▁Portuguese ▁c ake ▁or ▁bis c uit ▁made ▁with ▁rich ▁ing red ients ▁and ▁sp ices ▁that ▁may ▁include ▁" w he at ▁fl our , ▁eggs , ▁h oney ▁and / or ▁sugar , ▁o live ▁oil , ▁p ine ▁n uts , ▁sweet ▁wine ▁or ▁coffee , ▁salt ▁and ▁sp ices ▁( c inn am on , ▁clo ves ▁and ▁f enn el ). " ▁Some ▁sources ▁permit ▁the ▁substitution ▁of ▁an ise ▁for ▁f enn el . ▁Bro as ▁de ▁mel ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁consum ed ▁at ▁Christmas ▁time ▁( N atal ), ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁regions ▁on ▁All ▁Sain ts ' ▁Day ▁( D ia ▁de ▁Tod os ▁os ▁Santos ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁giving ▁and ▁receiving ▁of ▁bro as ▁de ▁mel ▁tradition ally ▁car ries ▁a ▁double ▁meaning ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁two ▁expressions . ▁The ▁first , ▁rece ber ▁as ▁bro as ▁( rough ly , ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁bro as ) ▁represents ▁the ▁receiving ▁of ▁a ▁gift , ▁usually ▁money . ▁And ▁the ▁second , ▁que ▁r icas ▁bro as ▁( rough ly , ▁" what ▁rich / ab und ant ▁bro as "), ▁contains ▁an ▁ir ony ; ▁for ▁if ▁one ▁has ▁had ▁any ▁problems ▁that ▁require ▁the ▁sp ending ▁of ▁money , ▁the ▁hol id ays ▁only ▁become ▁poor er ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁Another ▁source ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁giving ▁and ▁receiving ▁of ▁bro as ▁represents ▁the ▁offering ▁and ▁receiving ▁of ▁good ▁mem ories , ▁rem emb ran