Torta negra is Argentina’s Christmas cake — a dense, dark fruit cake made from dried fruits soaked in rum or brandy, mixed with spices, and baked into a long-keeping loaf. It arrived in Argentina through the waves of European immigration that shaped the country’s food culture from the mid-nineteenth century onward. British settlers brought their […]

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Sequilhos take their name from the Portuguese word for dry — seco — which describes their texture accurately. They are crumbly, light cornstarch cookies that dissolve quickly, with almost no structural resistance. Made from cornstarch, butter, condensed milk, eggs, and vanilla, the dough is stiff enough to roll into balls by hand, which are then […]

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