argentine alfajores
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Buena Onda Foods presents information about alfajores and famous brands from Argentina.TRANSCRIPT
ALFAJORES
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ABOUT ALFAJORES
Alfajores are a traditional dessert you will in Spain as well as parts of Latin America including Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico
Each country has its own variation of alfajor
The name “alfajor” has its origins in Arabic, meaning “luxury” or “exquisite”
In Latin America, alfajores typically have two soft cake-like biscuits that are held together with either dulce de leche or fruit jam, and sometimes are coated in chocolate
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WHAT IS AN ARGENTINE ALFAJOR?
Argentina is the expert in alfajores
According to Wikipedia, Argentina consumes the most alfajores both in total and per capita
The Argentine alfajor has two cookies and is often filled with Argentine dulce de leche
Cookies can be cake-like or made from cornstarch mixture (“maicena”)
Left Image: Cake-like alfajores covered in chocolate
Right Image: Alfajores de maicena
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ARGENTINE BRANDS
There are many brands of alfajores of varying quality and availability
This presentation focuses on two of the largest, most iconic brands of Argentina – Havanna & Cachafaz
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HAVANNA ALFAJORES
Havanna was founded in Mar de la Plata, just south of Buenos Aires, in the 1940’s
The company is the most well-known Argentine alfajor company, and they are typically sold in Havanna-branded stores in Argentina
Havanna produces: Alfajores (chocolate & mixed) Dulce de leche Havannets (dulce de leche
desserts) Chocolates Other Desserts
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CACHAFAZ ALFAJORES
Mystery surrounds the origins of the Cachafaz brand
Cachafaz is based in Ciudadela, a suburb outside Buenos Aires
Cachafaz alfajores are more readily available than Havanna at corner stores, groceries, etc.
Cachafaz produces: Chocolate Alfajores (6 pk, 12 pk) White Chocolate Alfajores (6 pk,
12pk) Dulce de leche Conitos (dulce de leche desserts)
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
For additional information, see our article about Argentine Cuisine.
Browse our entire selection of Argentine Foods.
Check out our recipe ideas.