| Dulce de leche is a favorite in most South American | | | | by the people there. |
| countries. It can be eaten as a dessert, as part of a | | | | -Years later, one of Napoleons' cooks, making |
| dessert, filling cakes, topping cakes, as candy, over | | | | sweetened milk for the troops, by accident ended |
| toasts, over loaves of bread, with crackers, or by the | | | | making dulce de leche! |
| spoonful! | | | | -We have heard also that origins are called to be |
| In each country dulce de leche has a different name | | | | Mediterranean, having it been started to prepare in |
| and its recipe is slightly different, except in Argentina | | | | Spain, XIX century, where no longer is made now. |
| and Uruguay, where the recipe is the same and is | | | | -Chileans claim that the dulce de leche came to their |
| called the same. | | | | country, when the Libertador San Martin crossed the |
| Actually it is impossible to determine whether it is a | | | | Andes. It was called "Manjar Blanco" and goes back to |
| Uruguayan dessert, a Argentinean dessert or from | | | | the XVIII Century, since then Chileans are enjoying it. |
| another country. Some years ago, in 2003, Argentina | | | | -Argentineans say that the dulce de leche was |
| claimed before the UN that the dulce de leche be | | | | originated in their country, when one of the maids of |
| proclaimed an Argentinean product and Uruguay | | | | the Juan Manuel de Rosas household was preparing |
| asked it to be proclaimed a Rio de la Plata product, | | | | sweetened milk for her master, and because she had |
| thus making it clear that the origin is really unknown. | | | | to attend Juan Lavalle who came to sign a peace |
| So here we will try to make up the history of this | | | | treaty with Juan Manuel de Rosas, she was distracted |
| famous dulce de leche, which is not an easy thing to | | | | and when she went back to continue preparing |
| do! | | | | breakfast, she found this caramel color paste in the |
| -One legend takes us way back, as it is said that the | | | | pan, and Juan Manuel de Rosas tried it and found it |
| dulce de leche can be found in very old cultures, and it | | | | very good and tasteful. |
| is named in the Ayurveda (thousands of years ago), | | | | -Uruguayans say that the dulce de leche was born |
| and was then named Rhabadi Ayurveda, "Science of | | | | when the slaves that were brought by the end of the |
| Life", traditional medicine from India, (5000 years ago) is | | | | XVIII Century had a great need for a more nourishing |
| also one of the most modern methods of alternative | | | | meal and they invented adding sugar to the milk and |
| medicines in our days. | | | | letting it boil long enough. The slaves showed it to their |
| -Another of the oldest legends is originated in Europe, | | | | masters and they started to enjoy it too. After that it |
| in the 14th century where a dessert called "confiture | | | | started being produced in large amounts. |
| de lait" in the Normandy region was already enjoyed | | | | |