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Eating Tejas and Chocotejas in Lima, Peru

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You'll be hard-pressed to find a more decadent Peruvian dessert than Tejas and Chocotejas. What exactly are they?
Teja, a uniquely Peruvian confection from Ica, Peru is a dumpling (and/or square) shaped delicacy containing manjar blano filling (similar to dulce de leche) with nuts and/or preserved fruits. The shell is sugar-based fondant; however, chocotejas is coated with milk chocolate .
We ended trying ones featuring raisins, milk, chocolate, peanuts and lemon. They were all good but both Audrey and I came to the conclusion that the 'drunken' raisin one was the best. Not the cheapest of treats, considering they're about 1/2 the size of a chocolate bar, they more than make up for it with high quality ingredients.
Eating Tejas and Chocotejas in Lima, Peru Travel Video Transcript:
So this afternoon we are at the Love Park here in Lima and we're going to be doing yet another taste test. We're trying something that is called Tejas and Chocotejas. This is a dessert that comes from Ica and there are two different varieties.
So first up we're going to be trying Tejas, which is a sweet. The exterior is covered in white sugar and then the inside has something inside called Manjar Blanco which is similar to Dulce de Leche which is like a milky caramel. It is really sweet. Some of them are filled with nuts, filled with different fruits, so we're going to try one.
So I'm first up here with the pecan Tejas. You can see over here. Pecanas. I think according to you this should be white. It should be. Oh, Wow it is. It should be coated in white sugar. Wow! It's almost got that sliminess. Oh my gosh, I'm getting my hands all sticky. I think that is because I put it in the fridge. It really shouldn't be slimey. Okay. Oh my gosh. That is so sweet. Tasty. Show us what it looks like? It is just loaded with sugar. It's almost like eating icing with caramel inside and nuts of course. Pecans. Mmmm. I really like this.
So next up I'm trying a Chocotejas, so unlike Sam's which was coated in a white sugar the chocotejas is actually coated in chocolate like the name suggests. And this one is lemon flavoured. And you know what? It is a different shape. Yeah, it is more like. It looks like more of a square. Let's take a bite.
So next up I'm having Chocolate Tejas con leche con mani. And mani means peanuts, so I'm excited about this one. Just judging by touching it right now this one is even slimier than the one before. Okay, it was in the fridge. Whoops. Just trying to break that off so I don't have any paper on it. And again this shape is different from the two we've tried previously. So I like my peanuts so I have high expectations.
Oh man, that is like a Snicker's bar on steroids. That is like so so tasty. Really good quality chocolate and just a massive generous amount of caramel. And then you've got the great big peanuts that I'm biting into too, so I mean this for me is about as close as it gets to being a perfect chocolate bar.
And last but not least we have one called chocotejas pasas borrachas. And pasas borachas means drunk raisins so I'm assuming they've been soaked in some kind of alcohol. We like our drunk food. So let's unveil. We sure do like our drunk food. There we have it. Okay, it is chocolate covered. I haven't found any raisins yet. No drunkenness? No, raisins. Oh, okay at the bottom. Show me. I think there is some kind of raisin paste. Oh, no there is a raisin. Show me. Where? Oh, we found it. We discovered the raisin. There we go. So you've got to take a bite with the raisin now. Come on, do it properly. Oh, that's a drunk raisin for sure. That's been soaked in alcohol for a long time. Like drunk drunk? Partying all night long raisin? I would say so, yeah. It's really good. I think this is actually my favorite one so far.
Alright, to wrap things up. What I really liked about those was that each and every one was really unique and different. Not only in shape but in taste and texture. Some of them reminded me of fudge whereas others reminded me more of eating like a chocolate turtle.
And in terms of pricing each of those costs 3 Soles and 50 cents, so perhaps a little pricy in terms of a small treat but it was gourmet chocolate with the best of ingredients. Now to take footage of the guy on the tightrope.
So we thought we were going to be ending that video with the food but we've got some paragliding to show you.
Eating Tejas and Chocotejas in Lima, Peru Travel Video Transcript:
This is part of our Travel in Peru series. We're making a series of videos showcasing Peruvian culture, Peruvian arts, Peruvian foods, Peruvian religion, Peruvian cuisine and Peruvian people. All things Peruano.
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All photos and video taken by Samuel Jeffery (Nomadic Samuel) and Audrey Bergner (That Backpacker).
Music in this video courtesy of Audio Network
Category
Dokumentari - Documentary
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