Today you are going to get a layer dessert which is originally from Uruguay, but somehow became famous on Gran Canaria. Normally it is the other way around, many dishes that are originally from Spain are super popular in Latin America. For example this custard named flan, the sandwich cookies with caramel filling called alfajores, or the dumplings named empanadas. Sometimes ingredients were switched out, for example instead of quince for the quince paste called dulce de membrillo Colombias used the local fruit guava. So I found it particularly interesting that in this instance it was actually a Uruguayan immigrant who made polvito uruguayo famous on Gran Canaria. It consists of a cookie crumb, whipped cream, meringue, and the caramel cream named dulce de leche. These are layered into a glass and voilá, you got this decadent dessert.
