We’re south of the border for today’s sweet review! Sampling the dangerously rich and moreish ‘La Vaquita‘ natillas flavoured milk toffees by Canel’s, Mexico.
Canel’s have been producing confectionery in Mexico for almost a century. The business began in 1925 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as a confectioners and producers of high quality gum and chewy candies. Canel’s has since developed into a giant all-Mexican corporation that also has dealings in hotels, has its own fleet of airplanes and are sponsors to numerous sporting events and disciplines such as basketball, cycling and motorsports.
Canel’s ‘La Vaquita‘ (‘Little Cow’ in Spanish) soft candies come in a small range of flavours and formats, including lollypops. These particular sweets are ‘natillas‘ and pecan flavoured – natillas being a type of ‘Spanish custard’ which is made with milk and eggs.
They smell, and taste, like a rich combination of heavy condensed milk and buttery toffee. The taste grows ever sweeter as you chew your way through the semi-soft tanned rolls. And since they give quite a long chew, just a couple of sweets is about enough for me before they turn a little sickly.
There is an ever so slight, nutty undertone, but equally, if you had told me that they didn’t contain a ‘rica nuez’ (or ‘rich nuts‘) pecan flavour, then I would have believed you. The predominant taste is that of a creamy, full bodied milky toffee chew…and that’s alright by me!
If you’re the type of person to chew on a lump of toffee all afternoon, or sip sweetened condensed milk from the tin, or take your custard warm over a toffee pudding, this sweet might just be right up your alley!
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