dulce de leche

Summary

dulce de leche ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,044 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• dulce de leche is made of milk^[2].
• dulce de leche is made of sugar^[3].
• dulce de leche is a type of jam^[4].
• dulce de leche is a type of dessert with spoon^[5].
• dulce de leche is a type of spread^[6].
• dulce de leche is a type of food ingredient^[7].
• dulce de leche is a type of milk-based food^[8].
• dulce de leche is part of Argentine cuisine^[9].
• dulce de leche is part of Uruguayan cuisine^[10].
• dulce de leche is part of Brazilian cuisine^[11].
• dulce de leche is part of Chilean cuisine^[12].
• dulce de leche is part of Peruvian cuisine^[13].
• dulce de leche's Commons category is recorded as Dulce de leche^[14].
• dulce de leche's country of origin is recorded as Brazil^[15].
• dulce de leche's country of origin is recorded as Argentina^[16].
• dulce de leche's country of origin is recorded as Uruguay^[17].
• dulce de leche's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'dulce de leche'}^[18].
• dulce de leche's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'doce de leite'}^[19].
• dulce de leche's different from is recorded as kaymak^[20].
• dulce de leche's MCN code is recorded as 1901.90.20^[21].
• dulce de leche's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil - Culinária^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include jam^[4], dessert with spoon^[5], spread^[6], food ingredient^[7], and milk-based food^[8].

Use and Application

Part of include Argentine cuisine^[9], a national cuisine^[23], in Argentina^[24]; Uruguayan cuisine^[10], a national cuisine^[25], in Uruguay^[26]; Brazilian cuisine^[11], a national cuisine^[27], in Brazil^[28]; Chilean cuisine^[12], a national cuisine^[29], in Chile^[30]; and Peruvian cuisine^[13], a national cuisine^[31], in Peru^[32].

Influence

Things named for dulce de leche include dulce de batata^[33], a dessert^[34].

Why It Matters

dulce de leche ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,044 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include dulce de batata^[33], a dessert^[34].