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Apr 14, 2004 13:58
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Alfajores
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Alfajores
you should leave the original word and explain between brackets(soft cookies filled with caramel and coverd in chocolate or sugar bath)
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puff pastries
Could also be a form of fudge if talking about sweet foods.
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Ivannia Garcia
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caramel-filled puff pastries
it really depends on the region. This is what they are in Costa Rica.
good luck!
good luck!
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
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sweet biscuit with dulce de leche filling
alfajor sustantivo masculino (Cono Sur, Venezuela) sweet biscuit with filling
(España) sweet eaten at Christmas
It's a sweet biscuit with dulce de leche filling.
It could also mean the dulce de leche as an ingredient.
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dulce de leche (Argentina) caramel spread
And also in other countries. It\'s like caramel/vanilla fudge.
http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=dulce
http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=alfajor
(España) sweet eaten at Christmas
It's a sweet biscuit with dulce de leche filling.
It could also mean the dulce de leche as an ingredient.
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dulce de leche (Argentina) caramel spread
And also in other countries. It\'s like caramel/vanilla fudge.
http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=dulce
http://wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=alfajor
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10 mins
Alfajores
I believe the names of ethnic foods should be kept the same. You could add an explanation in parentesis, like "delicious treat".
14 mins
David Hollywood
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vanilla/chocolate covered biscuits filled with dulce de leche (milk preserve)
very tasty too :)
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that\'s the Argentine version :)
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maybe stay with \"Alfajores\" and put explanation in parentheses
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-04-14 14:13:36 GMT)
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that\'s the Argentine version :)
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Note added at 17 mins (2004-04-14 14:15:35 GMT)
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maybe stay with \"Alfajores\" and put explanation in parentheses
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