dulce de leche

[ duhl-sey duh le-chey ]

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noun

Latin-American Cooking.

a thick, sweet sauce made by slowly cooking sweetened milk over low heat until it caramelizes and reduces.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1875–80; from Spanish: literally, “sweet of milk”; dulce “sweet” (from Latin dulcis; dulcet ) + de de + leche “milk” (from Latin lac; lacto- )

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Flavors include the classic chocolate chip cookie elevated with brown butter, bittersweet chocolate chips and flaky salt; “the Jammy” made with vanilla cookie dough and stuffed with a mixed berry jam; and “El Churro,” cinnamon-sugar dough stuffed with dulce de leche.

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The cake contains a double chocolate ganache, dark chocolate sponge and a layer of dulce de leche - a caramel made of butter, milk and sugar with extra cream which is popular in Latin America.

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You’re in luck for spring thanks to L.A. brand Tower 28, which recently released its LipSoftie Lip Treatment in five flavors: Watermelon Kiwi, Blood Orange Vanilla, Dulce de Leche, SOS Vanilla and Ube Vanilla.

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Milei, who once called the pope an “imbecile,” gave Francis some of his favorite Argentine dulce de leche alfajor cookies and lemon biscuits.

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More than a century ago, the story goes, the wife of poet José Gálvez Barrenechea made him a custard similar to dulce de leche and topped it with meringue.

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Dulce dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

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