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The Sweet Stuff
One of Argentina's most definitive treats is
dulce de leche,
a milk-caramel sauce that is
dripped on everything from flan to cake to ice cream.
Alfajores
(round, cookie-type sand-
wiches) are also delicious - Argentina's version of the candy bar. The most upscale and
popular brand is Havanna (also a coffee-shop chain), but kiosks carry many other kinds.
Because of Argentina's Italian heritage, Argentine
helado
is comparable to the best ice
cream anywhere in the world. Amble into a
heladerĂa
(ice-cream shop), order up a cone
(usually you pay first) and the creamy concoction will be artistically swept up into a
mountainous peak and handed over with a small plastic spoon tucked in the side. Import-
ant:
granizado
means with chocolate flakes.
Some of the best
heladerĂa
chains - with branches all over the city - are Persicco,
Freddo and Una Altra Volta, but many smaller independent shops are excellent too.