Portuguese Pastry Post-Doc: Salame de Chocolate

Much like Wafysugar, a watered-down version of Salame de Chocolate (“Chocolate Salami”) is found in typical Portuguese vending machines alongside staples like gum and soda. The name does truly sounds unappetizing, but despite its homely look, the dessert packed a delicious chocolate punch. Basically, chocolate salami is dark chocolate fudge filled with broken cookie pieces, and when the roll of fudge is sliced it resembles “real” salami.  M likened the taste to a chocolate doughnut, but L thought the taste was more fudgy than cakelike. However, true to Portuguese nature, it is SWEET, and relatively simple to make. As it turns out this is not a truly Portuguese dish, it is originally an Italian confection that caught on in Portugal. Though I’m sure M would prefer chouriço, my sweet tooth will take anything made of chocolate.

 

A Non-Vending Machine Version of Salame de Chocolate in Lisbon

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