28 April 2007

dulce de leche

Finally, I've figured it out: the difference between dulce de leche and manjar. Both terms refer to a caramelized milk product, usually sandwiched between two cookies or spread on bread; dulce de leche is the preferred label by Argentines and manjar by Peruvians.

Dulce de leche, after soup and watermelon, is probably my favorite food in the world. It tastes like caramelized sweet condensed milk. In my opinion, dulce de leche is far superior to manjar, which is sweeter and not as dense nor aromatic.

(We finished the tub in four days.)

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