Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

salsa de cajeta

English translation:

goat's milk caramel

Added to glossary by Marcelo Viera
Apr 20, 2021 22:24
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Spanish term

salsa de cajeta

Spanish to English Other Cooking / Culinary salsa de cajeta
1. f. Ar. Caja o cepo para recoger limosnas.
2. f. C. Rica y Hond. Especie de turrón, que puede tener diferentes formas y tamaños.
3. f. El Salv., Guat., Hond. y Méx. Dulce de leche de cabra, sumamente espeso.
dar cajeta
1. loc. verb. R. Dom. Crear problemas.

Su primo cercano es el dulce de leche, un manjar que dicen en Argentina (que lo inventaron ellos, quisiera ver la patente)
Es elaborado a partir de leche de cabra y su uso parece estar localizado principalmente en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y México) (significado 3)

No voy a poner mis opciones para no sesgar las respuestas
A este último nadie se atreve a traducirlo. No es extraño teniendo en cuenta que en Estados Unidos no conocen el alfajor.
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Apr 24, 2021 18:12: Marcelo Viera Created KOG entry

Discussion

Marcelo Viera (asker) Apr 22, 2021:
No creo que "cajeta" sea un término muy extendido dado que incluso otros hispanos parlantes, incluido yo mismo, es la primera vez que lo vemos en este contexto. Además el término tiene otra connotación que no viene al caso mencionar. Me parece que me inclino más hacia alguna alternativa como "Milk caramel sauce". Gracias Cecilia por tu interesante aporte
Cecilia Gowar Apr 21, 2021:
Cajeta is similar to dulce de leche, made with brown sugar and a mixture of cow and goat's milk (instead of granulated sugar and cow's milk).
In English it is sometimes called "milk caramel sauce". I do not know how extended the use of the term "cajeta" is in English, but Dulce de Leche is quite common, both in USA and UK.
Even Haagen-Dazs have a "Dulce de Leche ice cream".
You also have salsa de dulce de leche, which is a sauce made with dulce de leche and other ingredients, like milk, butter or cream, to make it pourable or richer.
So you could be talking here as Cajeta Sauce or just Cajeta.
I am confused because the link you published does not say Salsa de Cajeta and there is no context in your initial post.
As for the origins, various countries claim to have invented it, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and even France, for instance, so you can spare us your irony.
There were no patents for food at the beginning of the XIX century.
neilmac Apr 21, 2021:
Alfajor AFAIK, the nearest thing they have to an alfajor in the US is called moon pie, and a similar thing in other countries are "Wagon Wheels" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_Wheels)
Marcelo Viera (asker) Apr 21, 2021:
En este caso es un postre, precisamente un postre que lleva salsa de chocolate (chocolate syrup) or chocolate sauce y salsa de cajeta. Al ser un tipo de dulce de leche posiblemente al final me inclinaré por traducirlo como si fuese "dulce de leche" teniendo en cuenta que hay discusión en kudoz sobre este.
Receta:
Ingredientes
Para 6 personas
• Leche de cabra 1 l
• Azúcar moreno 300 g
• Esencia de vainilla 5 ml
• Bicarbonato sódico 1/4 cucharadita
Cómo hacer cajeta mexicana o dulce de leche mexicano)
Dificultad: Fácil
• Tiempo total 2 h 5 m
• Elaboración 5 m
• Cocción 2 h
Mezclaremos todos los ingredientes, leche de cabra, azúcar moreno. el bicarbonato y la esencia de vainilla en una olla de fondo ancho y alta y la pondremos a fuego medio removiendo con una cuchara de madera frecuentemente.
A medida que la veamos que va espesando vamos bajando progresivamente la intensidad del fuego hasta que logremos un punto que cueza sin borbotear demasiado.
https://www.directoalpaladar.com/postres/cajeta-casera-recet...
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/cooking-culina...
Juan Jacob Apr 21, 2021:
Ajá, sí, cajeta, dulce muy conocido en México... pero, una vez más, ¿en qué contexto está el término, de dónde es el texto? Pon frase de antes, de después. Imposible contestar ante tal vacío... ¿cuándo se entenderá eso? Salsa de cajeta, jamás escuchado.

Proposed translations

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goat's milk caramel

It's not caramel because it is made with milk and its not butterscotch because it's not made with butter so I would describe it as "goat's milk caramel", just as dulce de leche is sometimes translated as "milk caramel". I would leave out the word "sauce" because it's not only used as a sauce, its also used as a filling or a spread.
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sweet ("cajeta") sauce

Sweet sauce, keeping the "cajeta" part in italics... ("Warm savory Brie and sweet Cajeta sauce are a match made in heaven. ")

Sometimes they just call it "caramel topping", but that sounds like a dessert or sweet, whereas "sweet sauce" sounds better to me for savoury dishes as well as sweets.
AKA "spread", but that would be more like "para untar"...
Example sentence:

Sweet Cajeta Sauce/Spread with Real Goat Milk

South of the Border Essentials: Sweet Cajeta Sauce

Peer comment(s):

agree Joel Schaefer : pq es una salsa encima de un postre
1 day 12 hrs
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Reference comments

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I would leave the word "cajeta" (in italics) and provide an explanation. One option is "(slow-cooked) thickened caramel sauce".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajeta
Cajeta is a confection of thickened caramel usually made of sweetened caramelised goat's milk. It is a type of dulce de leche. In Mexico, it is considered a specialty of the city of Celaya in the state of Guanajuato.

Cajeta is made by simmering goat's milk, or occasionally a sweetened liquid, stirring frequently, until its viscosity increases due to evaporation of water, and it becomes caramelized. While goat milk is the most usual base, other liquids or juices may be used.

In Celaya, and eventually the rest of Mexico, the confection of half goat's milk and half cow's milk became known by the name cajeta. Elsewhere, the milk candy is known as leche quemada or dulce de leche. It has analogues in the many Indian milk-based sweets, such as pera and milk fudge burfi, and in the opera fudge of the United States. Cajeta is eaten on its own as a sweet; as a spread or filling for breads and pastries, such as churros; and as a topping for ice cream.


How To Make Cajeta (Easy Mexican Dulce De Leche ..https://mexicanmademeatless.com/mexican-cajeta-aka-dulce-de-...
Learn how to make the authentic Mexican cajeta recipe (dulce de leche or milk caramel sauce). This easy slow-cooked recipe is worth every minute.


https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/cajeta-mexican-caramel-sa...
Cajeta sauce is a slow-cooked Mexican caramel sauce that starts with goat's milk. The sauce is delish on pretty much anything!
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Juan Jacob : Sí, claro, pero ¿salsa de cajeta? Jamás escuchado.
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Gracias Juan.
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