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Dous Makòs (Milk Fudge Candy)
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It is named after its creator, Fernand Makos (also spelled Macos), who by most accounts began making it in Petit-Goâve in 1939, taking inspiration from Spanish turrón.
Milk, sugar, and vanilla are cooked down for hours into a soft, layered fudge, often striped pink and white, then cut into squares and wrapped by street confectioners for sale.
Why it's made this way: Petit-Goâve, in the Ouest department, is the home of dous makòs, and fudge from its confectioners remains the most requested version among Haitians at home and abroad.
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