Chumbeque, Anise Syrup Cookie Sandwich
Have you ever been called a chumbeque? If you have, then it was probably by a Peruvian like me who is obsessed with desserts, pastries, syrups, cookies, and cakes that date back to the time of the Spanish Viceroyalty. We grow up with them, fall in love with them, and celebrate every occasion with them. We even use them as a term of affection: “you are a chumbeque!” — not literally, of course, otherwise you’d be a shortbread cookie sandwich coated in a sticky anise flavored syrup, and I would be eating you morning noon, and night.
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