The brigadeiro is a traditional Brazilian dessert. The origin of the dessert is uncertain, but the most common theory is that it was created by a confectioner from Rio de Janeiro, Heloisa Nabuco de Oliveira, to promote the presidential candidacy of Eduardo Gomes. It is made of condensed milk, cocoa powder, butter, and chocolate sprinkles covering the outside layer.
The brigadeiro, a dessert from Brazil
Regular chocolate brigadeiro
Close-up of a brigadeiro
White chocolate brigadeiros
Condensed milk is cow's milk from which water has been removed. It is most often found with sugar added, in the form of sweetened condensed milk, to the extent that the terms "condensed milk" and "sweetened condensed milk" are often used interchangeably today. Sweetened condensed milk is a very thick, sweet product, which when canned can last for years without refrigeration if not opened. The product is used in numerous dessert dishes in many countries.
Condensed milk from a plastic tube package
A monument to tinned condensed milk at a local milk-processing factory in Rahachow, Belarus
Vietnamese coffee served with condensed milk
Condensed milk boiled for several hours to become varyonka, a dish similar to caramelized milk or dulce de leche
