I was raving the other day about the chocolates and other treats made by nuns and sold at the church of the Nazarenes, in downtown Lima, where El Señor de los Milagros lives.
I made myself so hungry writing that post, I had to go to the Nazarenes the next day and buy a stash from a nun in a brown Carmelitas habit. I’m not Catholic but I felt guilty going to church just to buy candy, so I picked up a purple religious candle while I was at it.
Back home I lit the candle and said, Thank you, El Señor de los Milagros, for inspiring the barefoot sisters of Mt. Carmel to devote themselves body and soul to the art of fine chocolate making.
I took a photo of my loot before I ate more than half of it in one sitting.
Those are chocolate-covered alfajores (with colored sprinkles) in the foreground; a lemon teja (sugared shell stuffed with manjar blanco) on the left (wrapped in white tissue); a slab of turrón de Doña Pepa in the background; individually wrapped chocolate truffles (by the candle); and chocolate-covered marshmallows (right).
Peruvians snack on traditional goodies like these all month long during Mes Morado. Maybe that’s why Halloween is only beginning to catch on as a holiday, and lots of Peruvians don’t bother celebrating it. They’re all candied out by the time October 31 arrives.
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1 Lillie Langtry // Oct 30, 2009 at 5:23 pm
I think that would get me into a church more often!
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3 Barb // Oct 31, 2009 at 10:13 am
LL, it certainly got me to the church on time.
4 Ward // Nov 1, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Aawwwww. So you didn’t ask El Señor de los Milagros for nothing important like peace on earth, just for yummie candies?
5 Angela // Nov 3, 2009 at 4:18 pm
So they are handmade by nuns? Do they do dark chocolate? Your pix seemed more in the milk chocolate vein……..
6 maria // Nov 7, 2009 at 2:28 am
We don`t celebrate Halloween also because October 31st, is also the day we celebrate El dia de la Cancion Criolla.
I really miss alfajores and tejas, I haven`t had those in years.
7 Erika // Nov 16, 2009 at 11:08 am
oh no! I shouldnt read this post !!.. I am 6 months pregnant and craving turron like crazy !!
I didnt know they cover the Alfajores with chocolate !! sound delicious ! .. I guess I have to write to my brother and tell him to send me some