33 Dishes

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Arroz con leche

Rice pudding is a dish made from rice mixed with water or milk and other ingredients such as cinnamon, vanilla and raisins. variants are used for either desserts or dinners. when used as a dessert, it is commonly combined with a sweetener such as sugar. such desserts are found on many continents, especially asia where rice is a staple. some variants are thickened only with the rice starch; others include eggs, making them a kind of custard.

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Brazo gitano

A swiss roll, jelly roll (united states), roll cake, cream roll, roulade or swiss log is a type of rolled sponge cake filled with whipped cream, jam, or icing. the origins of the term are unclear; in spite of the name "swiss roll", the cake is believed to have originated elsewhere in central europe, possibly austria or slovenia. it appears to have been invented in the nineteenth century, along with battenberg cake, doughnuts, and victoria sponge. in the u.s., commercial versions of the cake are sold with the brand names of ho hos, yodels, swiss cake rolls, and others. a type of roll cake called yule log is traditionally served at christmas. the spiral layered shape of the swiss roll has inspired usage as a descriptive term in other fields, such as the jelly roll fold, a protein fold, the "swiss roll" metamaterial in optics, and the term jelly roll in science, quilting and other fields.

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Budín de pan

Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular in many countries' cuisines. it is made with stale bread and milk or cream, generally containing eggs, a form of fat such as oil, butter or suet and, depending on whether the pudding is sweet or savory, a variety of other ingredients. sweet bread puddings may use sugar, syrup, honey, dried fruit, nuts, as well as spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, or vanilla. the bread is soaked in the liquids, mixed with the other ingredients, and baked. savory puddings may be served as main courses, while sweet puddings are typically eaten as desserts. in other languages, its name is a translation of "bread pudding" or even just "pudding", for example "pudín" or "budín". in the philippines, banana bread pudding is popular. in mexico, there is a similar dish eaten during lent called capirotada. in the united kingdom, a moist version of nelson cake, itself a bread pudding, is nicknamed "wet nelly".

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Cajeta

Dulce de leche (spanish: [ˈdulse ðe ˈletʃe]; portuguese: doce de leite european portuguese: [ˈdosɨ dɨ ˈlɐjtɨ] brazilian portuguese: [ˈdosi dʒi ˈleitʃi]), also known as caramelized milk or milk jam in english, is a confection from latin america prepared by slowly heating sugar and milk over a period of several hours. the resulting substance, which takes on a spreadable, sauce-like consistency, derives its rich flavour and colour from non-enzymatic browning. it is typically used to top or fill other sweet foods. dulce de leche is spanish for "sweet [made] of milk". other regional names in spanish include manjar ("delicacy") and arequipe; in some mesoamerican countries dulce de leche made with goat's milk is called cajeta. in french it sometimes called confiture de lait. it is also known under the name of kajmak in polish cuisine, where it was independently created based on turkish kaymak, a kind of clotted cream. kajmak is most commonly used for wafers or the mazurek pie traditionally eaten on easter.

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Chancletas

Slippers, chayote squash halves filled with a mixture of mashed chayote, cookie crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and raisins

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Conserva de coco

Coconut sweets

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Empanadas de platano

Plantain empanadas

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Flan de caramelo

Flan custard with caramel

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Flan de coco

Flan custard with coconut

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Flan de queso

Cheese flan, cream cheese flan

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Helado

Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. it may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as strawberries or peaches. it can also be made by whisking a flavored cream base and liquid nitrogen together. food coloring is sometimes added, in addition to stabilizers. the mixture is cooled below the freezing point of water and stirred to incorporate air spaces and to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. the result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below 2 °c or 35 °f). it becomes more malleable as its temperature increases. the meaning of the name "ice cream" varies from one country to another. ice cream and gelato, based on cream and milk. frozen yogurt, based on yogurt or kefir. frozen custard, with eggs added to cream and sugar. ice milk. sorbet/slushy, ice pop/popsicle/icicle: water base. examples: frozen cola, frozen lemonade, frozen tea. sherbet, like sorbet but with some milk added.in some countries, such as the united states, "ice cream" applies only to a specific variety, and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the relative quantities of the main ingredients, notably the amount of cream. products that do not meet the criteria to be called ice cream are sometimes labelled "frozen dairy dessert" instead. in other countries, such as italy and argentina, one word is used for all variants. analogues made from dairy alternatives, such as goat's or sheep's milk, or milk substitutes (e.g., soy, cashew, coconut, almond milk or tofu), are available for those who are lactose intolerant, allergic to dairy protein, or vegan. ice cream may be served in dishes, for eating with a spoon, or licked from edible wafer cones. ice cream may be served with other desserts, such as apple pie, or as an ingredient in ice cream floats, sundaes, milkshakes, ice cream cakes and even baked items, such as baked alaska.

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Hojuela

An hojuela, meaning "flake" in spanish, is a traditional spanish and american sweet baked-good. in latin american countries, especially colombia, it is commonly made during holy week and the christmas season. ingredients vary by region, but usually consist of a flour-based batter fried in oil and dusted with sugar.

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Jocotes en miel

Jocote fruit in syrup

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Marquesote

A simple cake made with eggs, flour and sugar, may contain cinnamon, commonly cut into rectangular slices, serve with coffee

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Mazamorra

Mazamorra (from spanish arabic بسمة‎ pičmáṭ from greek παξαμάδιον paxamádion, and from the greek μάζα mâza) is the name for numerous traditional dishes from iberian peninsula and latin america.

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Melcocha

Taffy-like candy, may also contain nuts

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Paleta

An ice pop is a liquid-based frozen snack on a stick. unlike ice cream or sorbet, which are whipped while freezing to prevent ice crystal formation, an ice pop is "quiescently" frozen—frozen while at rest—and becomes a solid block of ice. the stick is used as a handle to hold it. without a stick, the frozen product would be a freezie. an ice pop is also referred to as a popsicle in canada and the united states, paleta in mexico, the southwestern united states and parts of latin america, ice lolly in the united kingdom (the term ice pop refers to a freezie in the united kingdom), ice drop in the philippines, ice gola in india, ice candy in india and japan, and kisko in the caribbean. the term icy pole is often used in australia, but is a brand name for a specific type so, ice block is more commonly used in australia.

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Pan dulce

Pan dulce, literally meaning "sweet bread", is the general name for a variety of mexican pastries. bread was introduced in mexico by spanish colonists, settlers and immigrants however, mexican pan dulce as we know it today rose to popularity during the french occupation in the mid 1800s. they are inexpensive treats and are consumed as breakfast and or dinner.

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Poleada

Vanilla custard

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Quesadilla Salvadoreña

Quesadilla salvadoreña is a pan dulce, similar to a pound cake, made with rice flour and queso duro blanco and topped with sesame seeds, that is popular in el salvador. it is commonly served with coffee as part of breakfast or as a snack. it is traditionally baked on sunday mornings.as of 2021 the dish can increasingly be found in us cities such as san antonio, new york and los angeles that have large salvadoran diaspora populations.

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Raspado

Shaved ice is a large family of ice-based desserts made of fine shavings of ice or finely crushed ice and sweet condiments or syrups. usually, the syrup is added after the ice has been frozen and shaved—typically at the point of sale; however, flavoring can also be added before freezing. the dessert is consumed worldwide in various forms and ways. shaved ice can also be mixed with large quantities of liquid to produce shaved ice drinks. many shaved ices are confused with "italian ice", which is derived from the similar italian dessert known as "granita". however, italian ice, also known as "water ice", often has the flavoring (fruit juice or other ingredients, like almond) incorporated into the sugared water before it is frozen. shaved ice—especially highly commercial shaved ice (such as that found in food chains or from street vendors)—is often flavored after the ice has been frozen and shaved. snow cones are an example of shaved ice that is flavored after production.

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Salpores

Rice flour cookies

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Semita

Sweet bread, rolls or pastries

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Suspiro

Meringue cookies, also refers to cake frosting in the dominican republic

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Torrejas

French toast is a dish made of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs, sugar and typically milk, then pan fried. alternative names and variants include "eggy bread", "bombay toast", "gypsy toast", and "poor knights" (of windsor).when french toast is served as a sweet dish, milk, sugar, vanilla or cinnamon are also commonly added before pan-frying, and then it may be topped with sugar (often powdered sugar), butter, fruit, or syrup. when it is a savory dish, it is generally fried with a pinch of salt or pepper, and it can then be served with a sauce such as ketchup or mayonnaise.

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Torta de naranja

Orange cake

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Torta de yema

Pound cake

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Torta Maria Luisa

Layered sponge cake with citrus and jam filling

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Tres leches

A tres leches cake (lit. 'three milks cake'; spanish: pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches or bizcocho de tres leches), also known as pan tres leches (lit. 'three milks bread'), is a sponge cake—in some recipes, a butter cake—soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. when butter is not used, tres leches is a very light cake, with many air bubbles. this distinct texture is why it does not have a soggy consistency, despite being soaked in a mixture of three types of milk.

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Turrón

Turrón (spanish: [tuˈron]), or torrone (italian: [torˈroːne]), is a southwestern european nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. it is frequently consumed as a traditional christmas dessert in spain, portugal, and italy as well as countries formerly under the spanish empire and portuguese empire, particularly in latin america.

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Viejitas

Sweet bread pastries filled with a chocolate mixture, serve with chocolate

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Yema

Yema is a sweet custard confectionery from the philippines. it is made with egg yolks, milk, and sugar. the name yema is from spanish for "egg yolk". like other egg yolk-based filipino desserts, it is believed that yema originated from early spanish construction materials. during the spanish colonization of the philippines, egg whites mixed with quicklime and eggshells were used as a type of mortar to hold stone walls together. filipinos reused the discarded egg yolks into various dishes. among them is yema, which is possibly based on the spanish pastry yemas de santa teresa.yemas were originally made with only egg yolks and sugar, heated and stirred until the consistency is thick. they are then shaped into small balls or pyramids and covered in white sugar. milk (or condensed milk) later became part of the recipe (probably during the american period). modern variations also usually include chopped nuts.

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Pastelito

Cuban pastries (known in spanish as pasteles or pastelitos) are baked puff pastry–type pastries filled with sweet or savory fillings.traditional fillings include cream cheese quesitos, guava (pastelito de guayaba) and cheese, pineapple, and coconut. the sweet fillings are made with sweetened fruit pulps. the cream cheese filling is also a slightly sweetened version of cream cheese, that resembles the flavor and texture of a cheesecake. the savory fillings are usually beef, but sometimes chicken or ham and cheese are used. the beef fillings consist of a seasoned but not spicy meat, made in a tomato-based sauce. it is typical to include raisins and green olives as part of the meat filling. it is also typical for a sweet glaze to be applied to the top of even savory fillings. the pastries are typically consumed at any time as a snack. in miami, one can find many "window cafeterias" with customers having a pastelito with coffee throughout the day. they can be found at many hispanic cafeterias and have also been introduced into the american retail market by goya foods. the pastries are also available in wholesale for the foodservice industry by several companies, including hispanic wholesale frozen bakery manufacturer latin flavors.