Argentinian Dulce de Leche Hamentaschen

One of the wonderful ways to study Jewish communities around the world is through food. On November 26, our class learned about Argentina's Jewish community, the largest in Latin America. Initially founded by Sephardic Jews (and crypto-Jews from Spain), it is now comprised largely of Ashkenazi Jews, whose ancestry stems from Eastern Europe. The community has in many ways been a beacon to other Latin American communities, but has also suffered in recent years. Most traumatic was a terrorist attack on a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, which itself followed not long on the heals of an attack against Israel's embassy there. Many Argentinian Jews also fell on hard times during a time of economic turmoil in Argentina during the 1990's, leading to widespread emigration to the United States and Israel.

However, Argentina remains a vibrant center of Jewish life and, as we learned on November 26, cuisine. The class had the opportunity to create Hamentaschen with Dulce de Leche, a delicious combination of a traditional Ashkenazi recipe and local Argentinian ingredient. We hope that you'll try it too!