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Cajeta is a Mexican confection of caramelized milk that takes its name from the small wooden boxes it was traditionally packed in. It goes by a number of other names in Latin America, but cajeta developed out of a speciality of the town Celaya in the state of Guanajuato. The term confectionery refers to food items rich in sugar. ... Caramel is a food which has a brown color and a pleasant toasted flavor, derived from the caramelization of sugar. ... A glass of milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a organic material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... This article is about the city of Guanajuato. ...


In Celaya, and eventually the rest of Mexico, the confection of half goat's milk and half cow's milk became known by its package name, but elsewhere, the milk candy is known as leche quemada, dulce de leche, et al. It has cousins in the many Indian milk-based sweets like pera and the milk fudge burfi, and in the opera fudge of the U.S.. Cajeta is eaten on its own as a sweet, as a spread or filling for breads and pastries, and as a topping for ice cream. A goat is an animal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... Look up Cow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Cow may refer to: Female cattle, other bovines, or other large mammals including elephants and whales. ... A Smuckers brand jar of Dulce de Leche Dulce de leche (milk jam or caramel spread), also known as manjar blanco (white delicacy) in some countries and as Doce de leite (in Portuguese), is a traditional candy in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and other parts of South... Pera was a suburb of Constantinople, located north of the Golden Horn, and is now part of the Istanbul district of Galata. ... A slice of Russian fudge Fudge is a type of confectionery, usually extremely rich and often flavored with chocolate. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Breads are a group of staple foods prepared by baking, steaming, or frying dough consisting minimally of flour and water. ... Pastry the name given to various kinds of dough made from ingredients such as flour, butter and eggs, that are rolled out thinly and used as the base for baked goods. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ...



See also Dulce de leche A Smuckers brand jar of Dulce de Leche Dulce de leche (milk jam or caramel spread), also known as manjar blanco (white delicacy) in some countries and as Doce de leite (in Portuguese), is a traditional candy in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and other parts of South...


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Cajeta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (226 words)
Cajeta is a Mexican confection of caramelized milk that takes its name from the small wooden boxes it was traditionally packed in.
In Celaya, and eventually the rest of Mexico, the confection of half goat's milk and half cow's milk became known by its package name, but elsewhere, the milk candy is known as leche quemada, dulce de leche, et al.
It has cousins in the many Indian milk-based sweets like pera and the milk fudge burfi, and in the opera fudge of the U.S. Cajeta is eaten on its own as a sweet, as a spread or filling for breads and pastries, and as a topping for ice cream.
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