'Desserts' Recipes and Food

Desserts

Recipes and Food from Costa_Rica.

Patrick from Under the Sea (Contact Member) -

What are the best Costa Rican desserts? I have not heard much about sweets. I know in the United States we have everything you can possibly think of.

Reply #1 Mario from in the desert (Contact Member) -

I have had a few different pudding varieties. Like, rice pudding and some fruit puddings. They also have some varrieties of pound cakes.

Reply #2 matt from nowhere, earth (Contact Member) -

I just googled and here's what i found:

cono capuchino - an ice-cream cone topped with chocolate

dulce de leche - a syrup of boiled milk and sugar. Also thicker, fudgelike cajeta - delicious!

flan - cold caramel custard

mazamorra - corn starch pudding

melcocha - candy made from raw sugar

milanes - chocolate candies

pan de maiz - corn sweet bread

queque seco - pound cake

torta chilena - multilayered cake filled with dulce de leche

Reply #3 Roxy from Heaven (Contact Member) -

These deserts just don't sound too appealing. American desserts have a much larger variety, but I suppose that also helps contribute to us being overweight as well.

Reply #4 tuna_moona (71.178.53.142) -

Costa Rica has many great varietties of cakes, pudding.etc; one of the most popular desserts are Tres Leches which is basically a "milk" cake. It is made of evaporated milk, condensed milk, half 'n' half flour sugar vanilla eggs(optional) and baking soda and there might be more ingredients. Another popular dessert is Raisin Pudding and Rice Pudding.

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Reply #5 Maria Laura Salazar (201.195.199.178) -

I need your help I need to know how to say cajeta in english. I will appreciate your help.

Thanks

Reply #6 Tenecia (68.38.84.160) -

There isn't a translation for cajeta. Cajeta is also referred to as dulce de leche. There is no English word that is used to describe cajeta...sorry.

I don't think you can buy cajeta in the stores. I'm pretty sure you have to make it yourself by cooking the milk.

Reply #7 Bubba from deep in your mind (Contact Member) -

It may be difficult to buy in stores in the USA... but it is certainly easy to buy in many if not all parts of South and Central America!

According to Wikipedia... follow the link below... the translation would be "milk candy". They also have a couple links on how to make it yourself.

Personally, I find it disgusting. Milk is disgusting. Sweet stuff is disgusting. Dulce de leche is double disgusting.

Haagen Dazs claims to have a dulce de leche ice cream, their website says: "inspired by Latin America's treasured dessert, our dulce de leche ice cream is a delicious combination of caramel and sweet cream, swirled with ribbons of golden caramel."

http://www.artisansweets.com sells Dulce de Leche... its currently $10 for 16 oz! Put Leche in their search box to find it. In English they call it "Milik Caramel"

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Reply #8 awesome me (68.213.119.2) -

this is the best stuff you have to make it all you have to do is crack a egg and then put it in the oven at 830 thats it.add chili pepper. make sure to eat it though

Reply #9 Salsa Nachos (69.235.82.129) -

Don't hesitate to try buying Cajeta from SalsaNachos.com We feature some of the hardest to find Mexican delicacies are very cheap prices!

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Reply #10 emmanuela Abraham (66.250.190.120) -

how do you make a your choclate cuisens and pound cakes and esy costa rica lunchs

Reply #11 Kyla (192.195.154.9) -

Copo - its like a snow cone with powdered milk, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk. You can buy it off a cart in most cities.

Reply #12 balls (64.60.154.249) - 09/09/09 16:59

this is not a very helpful site. i did not get a good grade on my project becuase this had no information on my meals, milanes. get some good information please.

Reply #13 Ugly Man from The Ugly Farm (Contact Member) - 09/10/09 09:01

I think the reason you didn't get a good grade is either:

1) You are simply stupid

or

2) Your teaches and their methods were ineffective.

I suspect the problem is much more #2 than #1. Why don't you make a complaint with your school board that you are an intelligent (or at least average) student and they need to revise their teaching methods.

Do you go to school at: St Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica?

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