Hispanic Flavors, Now In Your Grocery Store
Candice Choi of the AP, on how the flavors of South America are becoming mainstream: "A decade ago, chipotle was virtually unknown in the mainstream. Now today, companies like Sargento Foods are launching chipotle-seasoned Cheddar. Three varieties of it. Kraft, whose iconic Oreo cookies already come in dulce de leche (a caramel-like flavor popular in South America), is rolling out Fresa (strawberry). Wrigley's Orbit chewing gum now comes in a "mint mojito" flavor. "Hispanic cuisine has really taken off and become part of Americana," says Chris Groom, spokesman for Plymouth, Wis.-based Sargento."
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Have to say those dulce de leche Oreos are HORRIBLE. My son and I each tried one, agreed they were horrible and the bag sat untouched and pushed further and further back on the shelf for months before I finally threw them out. They were not even a temptation when there was nothing else for a treat in the house.
aharste at 10:18AM on 04/11/07
I don't know if these are any good or not -- I wouldn't bet on it -- but I would like to point out that Dulce de Leche is not "Hispanic," but rather is more properly designated as "Latin." Americans forget that not all of South America speaks Spanish, and in fact the largest country in South America speaks Portuguese, and is not Hispanic at all. "Doce de Leite," as the Brazilians call this, should therefore be called a Latin flavor, and not an exclusively Hispanic one.
Makanmata at 1:15PM on 04/12/07