Argentine 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 1940s
• 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.