Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dulce de leche
English answer:
milk toffee spread
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Patsy Florit
Aug 31, 2010 09:42
13 yrs ago
English term
is milk caramel the same as dulce de leche?
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I thought that the famous dulce de leche had no translation. Now I see the word milk caramel used as dulce de leche. Are they the same?
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| 4 | milk toffee spread |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 5 +4 | milk jam |
Kimberlee Thorne
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| 4 +1 | caramelised milk (sauce/spread) |
B D Finch
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References
| Jam Llaeth, Confiture de Lait |
Rachel Fell
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Shera Lyn Parpia
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milk toffee spread
I like this better - it explains perfectly what the stuff us and it sounds quite nice!
I'm sure there is more than one way to translate this - what you use wil depend upon your personal preference and the culture - toffee probaly makes a lot of sense in the UK.
https://www.papadeli.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=1182
Buy Argentinian Dulce de Leche online in the UK and in London
Dulce de Leche is a delicious milk toffee spread - a national dish in Argentina, and this Dulce de Leche from San Ignacio is the leading brand in Argentina. ...
www.melburyandappleton.co.uk/dulce-de-leche-1352-p.asp
San Ignacio Dulce de Leche from Real Food Direct
Dulce de Leche San Ignacio, Winner at the Great Taste Awards 2004, is a milk toffee spread made using a traditional recipe from Argentina. ...
www.realfooddirect.co.uk/product_info.php?...id...
I'm sure there is more than one way to translate this - what you use wil depend upon your personal preference and the culture - toffee probaly makes a lot of sense in the UK.
https://www.papadeli.co.uk/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=1182
Buy Argentinian Dulce de Leche online in the UK and in London
Dulce de Leche is a delicious milk toffee spread - a national dish in Argentina, and this Dulce de Leche from San Ignacio is the leading brand in Argentina. ...
www.melburyandappleton.co.uk/dulce-de-leche-1352-p.asp
San Ignacio Dulce de Leche from Real Food Direct
Dulce de Leche San Ignacio, Winner at the Great Taste Awards 2004, is a milk toffee spread made using a traditional recipe from Argentina. ...
www.realfooddirect.co.uk/product_info.php?...id...
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Kimberlee Thorne
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milk jam
http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/recipes/dulce-de-leche-mi...
I live in Argentina where "dulce de leche" is from.
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Here are 2 more links that clarify the term much better:
http://www.bienmanger.com/2F4912_Dulce_Leche_Milk_Jam.html
Look at the title of this recipe at the top left of the page:
http://www.food.com/recipe/dulce-the-leche-milk-jam-13928
I live in Argentina where "dulce de leche" is from.
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Here are 2 more links that clarify the term much better:
http://www.bienmanger.com/2F4912_Dulce_Leche_Milk_Jam.html
Look at the title of this recipe at the top left of the page:
http://www.food.com/recipe/dulce-the-leche-milk-jam-13928
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sheila Wilson
16 mins
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| agree |
Komeil Zamani Babgohari
: AGREE
1 hr
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: does seem to be used a lot, though agree with Sheila that it doesn't sound very appetising
8 hrs
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| agree |
Phong Le
3 days 6 hrs
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caramelised milk (sauce/spread)
"Dulce de Leche (Caramelised milk or Sweet Milk Candy) was declared by Argentina as a national product. 2. Description: ..."
www.american.edu/ted/sweet-milk.htm
"It is commonly filled with dulce de leche (caramelised milk) and coated with chocolate. Argentina is famous for its wine, most notably red wine from the ..."
heritagefest.sg/...Argentina_CHIJ_Our_Lady_Of_The_Nativity_Primary.html
"Remember to try dulce de leche (caramelised milk) flavoured ice cream. You can also get dulce de leche spread to have on your toast. A must to try. ..."
www.world66.com/southamerica/argentina -
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Milk caramel is toffee with added milk - a bit like butterscotch, though it can be a sticky toffee. Caramel milk is a caramel-flavoured milk drink. I wouldn't call it jam, because jam really should be used to refer to a fruit-based preserve.
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"The gloriously gloopy toffee stuff in a banoffee pie is dulce de leche, an Argentinian caramelised milk sauce. You can buy it in jars from ..."
www.gastronomydomine.com/?p=451
Aside: personally, I find the idea of eating something "gloopy" quite nauseating.
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I think that what matters is not what Argentinian exporters, or a French website call it, but what would be an acceptable name for the the product in the food retailing environment of whatever English-speaking country the translation is destined for.
www.american.edu/ted/sweet-milk.htm
"It is commonly filled with dulce de leche (caramelised milk) and coated with chocolate. Argentina is famous for its wine, most notably red wine from the ..."
heritagefest.sg/...Argentina_CHIJ_Our_Lady_Of_The_Nativity_Primary.html
"Remember to try dulce de leche (caramelised milk) flavoured ice cream. You can also get dulce de leche spread to have on your toast. A must to try. ..."
www.world66.com/southamerica/argentina -
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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-08-31 18:12:24 GMT)
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Milk caramel is toffee with added milk - a bit like butterscotch, though it can be a sticky toffee. Caramel milk is a caramel-flavoured milk drink. I wouldn't call it jam, because jam really should be used to refer to a fruit-based preserve.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2010-08-31 18:15:17 GMT)
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"The gloriously gloopy toffee stuff in a banoffee pie is dulce de leche, an Argentinian caramelised milk sauce. You can buy it in jars from ..."
www.gastronomydomine.com/?p=451
Aside: personally, I find the idea of eating something "gloopy" quite nauseating.
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I think that what matters is not what Argentinian exporters, or a French website call it, but what would be an acceptable name for the the product in the food retailing environment of whatever English-speaking country the translation is destined for.
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Reference:
Jam Llaeth, Confiture de Lait
some other names...
She promptly ordered a panqueque con dulce le leche when Myfanwy told her that it is a firm favourite in Argentina.
http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/eatingout/...
This consisted of a pancake swathed in a very sweet caramel sauce, known among the Welsh settlers as jam llaeth, which Madam said tasted of condensed milk.
Confiture de Lait is an easy and versatile recipe that anyone can master and pretend to be a little French chef. In America and Latin America, we know it as dulce de leche (or cajeta). ... The translation is actually milk jam, so once you realize how many things you can top it with, you’ll be pleasantly fat..I mean surprised!
http://dujourmag.com/blog/kitchy-weekends-french-milk-jam/
recipes for confiture de lait seem a bit different from those for dulce de leche, though
The French call it Confiture de Lait – a luscious caramel milk jam from Normandy, France that can reduce any sane person into a quivering mess. It’s similar to the more commonly known milk caramel Dulce de Leche although there are subtle differences between the two – the use of vanilla cited as one of them.
Confiture de Lait is made from boiling whole milk and sugar for hours; rather than the common Dulce de Leche method of boiling metal tins of condensed milk.
http://www.citrusandcandy.com/2009/04/confiture-de-lait-cara...
She promptly ordered a panqueque con dulce le leche when Myfanwy told her that it is a firm favourite in Argentina.
http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/eatingout/...
This consisted of a pancake swathed in a very sweet caramel sauce, known among the Welsh settlers as jam llaeth, which Madam said tasted of condensed milk.
Confiture de Lait is an easy and versatile recipe that anyone can master and pretend to be a little French chef. In America and Latin America, we know it as dulce de leche (or cajeta). ... The translation is actually milk jam, so once you realize how many things you can top it with, you’ll be pleasantly fat..I mean surprised!
http://dujourmag.com/blog/kitchy-weekends-french-milk-jam/
recipes for confiture de lait seem a bit different from those for dulce de leche, though
The French call it Confiture de Lait – a luscious caramel milk jam from Normandy, France that can reduce any sane person into a quivering mess. It’s similar to the more commonly known milk caramel Dulce de Leche although there are subtle differences between the two – the use of vanilla cited as one of them.
Confiture de Lait is made from boiling whole milk and sugar for hours; rather than the common Dulce de Leche method of boiling metal tins of condensed milk.
http://www.citrusandcandy.com/2009/04/confiture-de-lait-cara...
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