The snack that's dulce y crujiente

A brief history of garrapiñada

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Garrapiñada

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The basics

Peanuts (or almonds, but we’re mostly talking about peanuts today), cooked in sugar with a bit of vanilla (or sometimes some cocoa) until they’re nice and caramelized. Sweet and crunchy.

The place

Most common in Uruguay and Argentina

The story

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