Sopaipillas with and without chancaca sauce
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| Type | Dessert topping |
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| Place of origin | Bolivia, Chile, and Peru |
| Main ingredients | Sugar, honey; usually zest of orange |
Chancaca is a typical Bolivian, Chilean and Peruvian, warm, sweet sauce made of raw unrefined sugar from sugarcane. It is often flavored with orange peel and cinnamon, and is consumed on sopaipillas or picarones.
Chancaca is also a synonym for panela, the unrefined sugar used to make chancaca syrup.
In Colombia, chancacas are a traditional coconut candy.
