Source: Atlas Obscura
Across Mexico and the United States, botana shops (Spanish for “snacks”) satisfy sweet teeth with ice cream and popsicles. Flavor options can range from strawberries and cream to avocado to cheese. However, to truly savor a flavor indicative of Mexican culture, one should opt for a caramel-colored cajeta bar.
Cajeta is a thick and sticky syrup made of caramelized goat’s milk. The slow-running, bronze liquid is an export of Celaya, a city in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. The abundance of goats, coupled with a desire to create a product that reflected the region’s agriculture, led to its creation.
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