Dulce de Leche from Argentina
January 28, 2011 8:21 AM
WHEN MY SECOND ELDEST daughter lived in Argentina, she discovered a sinfully delicious treat that ranks right up there with chocolate.
Really.
Yesterday I found a container of this creamy sweet treat tucked in the back of the cupboard. My daughter brought it home from Buenos Aires in October and left it behind when she recently moved to Wisconsin.
Lucky me, because I really, absolutely love…
Dulce de Leche from Argentina
I opened the lid, dipped my spoon into the dulce de leche and savored the thick creamy caramel.
Dulce de leche comes in several styles, including this colonial style. The more expensive artisan style is lighter in color and even thicker. There are many brands on the market.
Then I slathered more onto two scoops of ice cream.
A perfect ice cream topping.
I didn’t even need to add chocolate.
FYI: You can find dulce de leche in the ethnic food section of your local supermarket, although I have not found a brand as tasty as the one my daughter toted home from Argentina.
Or, you can create your own dulce de leche from sweetened condensed milk, which my second eldest learned to make while working in the Concordia Spanish Language Village kitchen near Bemidji. Go online and find a recipe.
Argentines eat dulce de leche on alfajor cookies, pancakes, toast, crackers, ice cream, crepes, tortillas (like biscuits, not “tortillas” as we think of them) and more.
Have you ever eaten dulce de leche? If yes, what do you think? As good as chocolate?
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I have to go with the Chocolate/Caramel (excuse me dulce de leche) combo with pecans on top!
By Rosie on January 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM
That sounds like a great combination!
By Audrey Kletscher Helbling on January 29, 2011 at 7:09 PM
We don’t have any ethnic food stores in this area. I must find that recipe online! The only thing better than chocolate is chocolate with caramel.
By Donna Lyon on February 2, 2011 at 11:59 PM
You should be able to find dulce de leche in your regular grocery store, if you have an ethnic food section. I’ve found it in Faribault, where we have a significant Hispanic population.
By Audrey Kletscher Helbling on February 3, 2011 at 9:30 AM