DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Melcocha
A traditional Costa Rican pulled candy made by boiling unrefined cane sugar with water and working the cooled syrup into a chewy confection.
About Melcocha
A traditional Costa Rican pulled candy made by boiling unrefined cane sugar with water and working the cooled syrup into a chewy confection.
Ingredients in Melcocha
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- Unrefined Cane Sugarbase
- Waterother
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Origins & food traditions
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