Gluten-freeDulce de Batata Campagnola, 700g
€8,00
From Argentina, baked into Amsterdam
Dulce de batata, Argentina's sweet potato classic
The mild, silky cousin of membrillo: sweet potato cooked down with sugar into a firm, sliceable block for cheese boards, toast and the vigilante. Buy authentic dulce de batata, classic or with chocolate, at Melly's Cookiebar in central Amsterdam, or order online with shipping to the US, the UK and across Europe.
Dulce de batata and Argentine sweet blocks
Shelf-stable and ready to ship anywhere in the Netherlands, Europe, the UK and the US. Slice it over cheese, pair it with membrillo or eat it straight off the spoon.
Gluten-free
What makes it special
Sweet potato, cooked the patient way
Dulce de batata is made by slowly cooking sweet potato with sugar until it sets into a smooth, amber block. Milder than membrillo and beloved across Argentina, it is the other half of the eternal vigilante debate and a staple of the family table.
- Campagnola classic, gluten-free, 700g
- Also with a chocolate twist, 700g
- The gentle half of queso y dulce
- Shipped across the Netherlands, Europe, the UK and the US
Did you know
Batata or membrillo? The eternal debate
Every Argentine family is split over which dulce belongs on the vigilante. Batata is smoother and gentler, membrillo more perfumed and tart. There is only one honest way to settle it: try both.
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Dulce de batata, the questions we get
What is dulce de batata?
Dulce de batata is Argentine sweet potato paste: sweet potato cooked slowly with sugar until it sets into a firm, smooth block. It is mild, silky and gently sweet, a pantry staple in every Argentine home.
How do you eat dulce de batata?
Like membrillo: sliced over firm cheese as a vigilante, on warm toast, next to an afternoon mate, or straight off the spoon. The chocolate version needs no accompaniment at all.
Can I buy dulce de batata online and have it shipped?
Yes. Our dulce de batata is shelf-stable and ships across the Netherlands, Europe, the UK and the US. You can also pick it up at Melly's Cookiebar, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 137 in Amsterdam.
What is the difference between dulce de batata and membrillo?
Batata is made from sweet potato, membrillo from quince. Batata is milder and smoother, membrillo is more aromatic and slightly tart. Argentines are divided on which belongs on the vigilante, so we stock both.