alfajor

plural alfajores · plural alfajors

1. A popular confection in South America usually made of flour, honey, and nuts and filled with a milk-based filling. Traditionally the filling was manjar blanco, but today it is typically dulce de leche.

   En una mano tenía el ukelele y el alfajor, en la otra el porro.

   2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 109

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   My favorite was the simplest: alfajor, a double-deck Peruvian cookie, spread with a layer of caramel.

   2010 March 26, Patricia Brooks, “Culinary Surprises and Peruvian Charm”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2022

   From Tibetan momos (dumplings) to Uruguayan alfajors (cookies), the food consumed on New York's Eat The Street tours offers a taste of immigrant life in the world's most ethnically diverse neighborhood - the borough of Queens, where more than 160 languages are spoken.

   2012 June 12, “Eating the food cart street in a New York afternoon”, in Reuters, London

   His Dulceria New York City, a new brick-walled bakery as narrow as a breadstick, features Chilean confections, notably alfajores (sandwich cookies). “Chile has great ingredients, but not much in the way of cuisine,” he said. “But pastries are the highlight.” He has hired Daniela Cañete to turn out several kinds of alfajores filled with dulce de leche, with one covered in chocolate, as well as elaborate cakes and layered confections, some embellished with meringue.

   2020 January 6, Florence Fabricant, “At Dulceria, Chilean Cookies and Other Delights”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2020

   A medium cup of helado at Pampas Helado Argentina in Aliso Viejo includes two flavors, which can be the chocolate alfajor and banana split.

   2024 August 10, Edwin Goei, “You’re gonna need a bigger cone: 3 new ice cream shops in O.C. worth screaming for”, in Daily Pilot, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024