Emmy Eats Colombia - tasting Colombian snacks & sweets

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🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: sweetened condensed milk

Coconut cream provides a similar texture with fewer calories.

guava paste

🥗Healthier: fresh guava

💰Cheaper: apple jelly

Fresh guava offers a lighter taste, while apple jelly is more economical.

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Dark chocolate has less sugar and is healthier.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

Mr. J sent a package of Colombian treats including instant coffee and various snacks.

The instant coffee is freeze-dried and dissolves easily in hot water, providing a smooth flavor.

Tasted pandaritoss, a wafer cookie made from yuca, which has a light, airy texture that dissolves in the mouth.

Tasted gayas cocoa cookies, which are thin cookies with toasted coconut and a slight bitterness from caramelized sugar.

Tasted achira, a cheesy breadstick made with starch, which has a mild cheese flavor and a light texture.

Tasted sandwich cookies similar to Oreos, with a crisp texture and cream filling.

Tasted manhad blanco, a dulce de leche treat with a crumbly top and soft interior, which has a cooked milk pudding flavor.

Tasted manhad with coconut, which is a pressed bar rolled in coconut and sweeter than the previous one.

Tasted guava rolls made with manhad, which are sweet and coated in sugar, with a tart guava flavor.

Tasted brevas, figs packed in syrup, which are soft and sweet, suitable for ice cream or fruit salad.

Tasted cocoadas, a cookie with dulce de leche and bits of coconut, which is sweet and pairs well with coffee.

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