Buena Onda Foods presents information about alfajores and famous brands from Argentina.

1. ALFAJORES

2. ABOUT ALFAJORES
 Alfajores are a traditional dessert you will in Spain as well as parts
of Latin America including Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, and Mexico
 Each country has its own variation of alfajor
 The name “alfajor” has its origins in Arabic, meaning “luxury” or
“exquisite”
 In Latin America, alfajores typically have two soft cake-like biscuits
that are held together with either dulce de leche or fruit jam, and
sometimes are coated in chocolate
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3. WHAT IS AN ARGENTINE ALFAJOR?
 Argentina is the expert in alfajores
 According toWikipedia, Argentina consumes the most alfajores both in
total and per capita
 The Argentine alfajor has two cookies and is often filled with Argentine
dulce de leche
 Cookies can be cake-like or made from cornstarch mixture (“maicena”)
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Left Image: Cake-like alfajores
covered in chocolate
Right Image: Alfajores de maicena

4. ARGENTINE BRANDS
 There are many brands of alfajores of varying quality and
availability
 This presentation focuses on two of the largest, most iconic brands
of Argentina – Havanna & Cachafaz
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5. HAVANNA ALFAJORES
 Havanna was founded in Mar de la
Plata, just south of Buenos Aires,
in the 1940’s
 The company is the most well-
known Argentine alfajor company,
and they are typically sold in
Havanna-branded stores in
Argentina
 Havanna produces:
 Alfajores (chocolate & mixed)
 Dulce de leche
 Havannets (dulce de leche desserts)
 Chocolates
 Other Desserts
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6. CACHAFAZ ALFAJORES
 Mystery surrounds the origins of the
Cachafaz brand
 Cachafaz is based in Ciudadela, a
suburb outside Buenos Aires
 Cachafaz alfajores are more readily
available than Havanna at corner
stores, groceries, etc.
 Cachafaz produces:
 ChocolateAlfajores (6 pk, 12 pk)
 White ChocolateAlfajores (6 pk, 12pk)
 Dulce de leche
 Conitos (dulce de leche desserts)
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7. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
 For additional information, see our article aboutArgentine Cuisine.
 Browse our entire selection ofArgentine Foods.
 Check out our recipe ideas.
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