- Mantecol
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A piece of Mantecol, with nuts.
Mantecol is a typical dessert of the cuisine of Argentina, a sort of semi-soft nougat made from peanut butter. It was originally created and marketed in the 40s by the confectionery company Georgalos. Founded by a Greek immigrant family, his main reference, Miguel Georgalos, took the inspiration in a dessert of Greek cuisine, the halva.
It is very popular in Argentina, where it is used as daily candy (especially in the colder months), as well as classic dessert of the Christmas table.
After the Argentine economic crisis of 2001, the company sold the rights of the candy to Cadbury Stani, who modified the recipe adding cacao and fat, to replace butter. Since 2008, Georgalos could retake the production with the original recipe, under the brand Nücrem.
Composition
The original recipe requires the following ingredients:
- Peanut Butter;
- Wheat flour 000;
- Semolina coarse;
- Whole nuts;
- Peanut paste;
- Dairy milk;
- Rosewater;
- Powdered sugar.
External links
- Product description, Cadbury Argentina. (Spanish)
- Nücrem product review, Georgalos.
Categories:- Argentine brands
- Cadbury brands
- Argentine cuisine
- Confectionery stubs
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