How is dulce de leche made?

By slowly heating milk and sugar

Alfajores Quiz: Dulce de Leche Cookies of Argentina

This alfajores quiz bites into the soft sandwich cookies loved across Argentina and much of South America. Play 10 interactive questions on dulce de leche, cornstarch dough, coconut-rolled edges, chocolate coatings, Mar del Plata, Moorish roots in Spain and versions from Peru and Uruguay.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Filling
What is the classic filling of an Argentine alfajor?
Dough
Which ingredient makes alfajores de maicena tender?
Edge
What is often rolled around the edges of maicena alfajores?
Coating
What coats many store-bought alfajores?
City
Which Argentine seaside city is famous for alfajores?
Roots
Where did the alfajor tradition first develop?
Name
Which language does the word alfajor come from?
Milk
How is dulce de leche made?
Neighbors
Which country also loves alfajores?
Sandwich
How many cookies make one classic alfajor?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the classic filling of an Argentine alfajor?
Answer: Dulce de leche
It is caramelized milk.
Q2: Which ingredient makes alfajores de maicena tender?
Answer: Cornstarch
Maicena means cornstarch.
Q3: What is often rolled around the edges of maicena alfajores?
Answer: Shredded coconut
It sticks to the filling.
Q4: What coats many store-bought alfajores?
Answer: Chocolate
Dark and white versions exist.
Q5: Which Argentine seaside city is famous for alfajores?
Answer: Mar del Plata
Havanna started there in 1947.
Q6: Where did the alfajor tradition first develop?
Answer: Moorish Spain
Spanish settlers brought it over.
Q7: Which language does the word alfajor come from?
Answer: Arabic
It came through Spanish.
Q8: How is dulce de leche made?
Answer: By slowly heating milk and sugar
The sugars caramelize.
Q9: Which country also loves alfajores?
Answer: Uruguay
They are popular across the region.
Q10: How many cookies make one classic alfajor?
Answer: Two
A filling joins them together.

Alfajores Quiz – Dulce de Leche Cookies of Argentina

Alfajores are two soft cookies sandwiched with a filling, usually dulce de leche. In Argentina they are sold in kiosks, bakeries and cafes and are eaten with coffee or mate.

The tradition began in Moorish Spain, and the name comes from Arabic. Spanish settlers took the sweet to South America, where it changed into the version people know today.

Alfajores de maicena use cornstarch for a crumbly texture and are often rolled in coconut. Chocolate-coated versions from Mar del Plata brands such as Havanna are popular gifts, and Uruguay and Peru have their own styles.

What This Quiz Teaches

Food lovers will enjoy these questions.

What fills an alfajor
Which doughs are used
How they are coated
Where the tradition began
Which countries love them

Did You Know?

Argentines eat huge numbers of alfajores each year.
Some versions use fruit jams instead.
Triple alfajores have three cookie layers.
Dulce de leche is also used in cakes.
They travel well, making them popular souvenirs.