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'''Chocotorta''' (a ] of "chocolate" and "''torta''", ] for "]") is a typical no-bake ] of Argentina that is made with ]s or ]—specifically the Chocolinas brand produced by ]—that are soaked with ] or ] and layered with a mixture of ] and ]. The creation of the recipe is attributed to the ] Marité Mabragaña, who around 1982 devised a ] between two brands: Bagley's Chocolinas cookies and Mendicrim cream cheese, then owned by the Mendizábal company.<ref name="clarin">{{cite web|language=es|accessdate=27 December 2024|date=20 June 2024|work=]|location=Buenos Aires|first=Graciela|last=Baduel|title=La inventora de la chocotorta dice que la receta original lleva vino|url=https://www.clarin.com/gourmet/inventora-chocotorta-dice-receta-original-lleva-vino_0_I96WxB84i.html?srsltid=AfmBOooze1d9JUYhcfKGokSXdzNYYMJ1WmdCHweCXG8U1ZgI09eZraTj}}</ref> Due to the ease and practicality of its preparation, the chocotorta became a success and over the years has come to be described as Argentina's most popular dessert and a ] of the country, especially associated with birthday celebrations.<ref name="emblema">{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/gourmet/chocotorta-historia-mejores-recetas-emblema-argentino-destrozo-paulina-cocina_0_cYH8HuhhGp.html?srsltid=AfmBOopUFTuw44Tzs9QzAYmRDIxoIZvHVrLkeNCOrFh2dp2B9BtyEiap|title=Chocotorta: la historia y las mejores recetas del emblema argentino que destrozó Paulina Cocina|language=es|work=]|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="infobae">{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/2024/10/30/tres-versiones-de-la-chocotorta-el-postre-argentino-que-fue-elegido-el-mejor-del-mundo/|publisher=]|location=Buenos Aires|title=Tres versiones de la chocotorta, el postre argentino que fue elegido el mejor del mundo|language=es|accessdate=27 December 2024|last=Chavez|first=Valeria|date=30 October 2024}}</ref> In 2020, ] listed ''chocotorta'' as the best dessert in the world.<ref name="emblema"/><ref name="infobae"/> Despite its ubiquity in Argentine culture, the chocotorta is also known for the rejection it has provoked in several well-known figures of the local gastronomy, who claim that the simple preparation should not be considered a cake nor a representative of national ].<ref name="infobae"/><ref name="expertos">{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/chocotorta-dulce-polemica_0_Hy84RLmq.html|title=Chocotorta sí o no: una “dulce” polémica|language=es|work=]|accessdate=27 December 2024|date=19 August 2016}}</ref> |
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'''''Chocotorta''''' (a ] of "chocolate" and "''torta''", ] for "]") is a typical no-bake ] of Argentina that is made with ]s or ]—specifically the Chocolinas brand produced by ]—that are soaked with ] or ] and layered with a mixture of ] and ]. The creation of the recipe is attributed to the ] Marité Mabragaña, who around 1982 devised a ] between two brands: Bagley's Chocolinas cookies and Mendicrim cream cheese, then owned by the Mendizábal company.<ref name="clarin">{{cite web|language=es|accessdate=27 December 2024|date=20 June 2024|work=]|location=Buenos Aires|first=Graciela|last=Baduel|title=La inventora de la chocotorta dice que la receta original lleva vino|url=https://www.clarin.com/gourmet/inventora-chocotorta-dice-receta-original-lleva-vino_0_I96WxB84i.html?srsltid=AfmBOooze1d9JUYhcfKGokSXdzNYYMJ1WmdCHweCXG8U1ZgI09eZraTj}}</ref> Due to the ease and practicality of its preparation, the chocotorta became a success and over the years has come to be described as Argentina's most popular dessert and a ] of the country, especially associated with birthday celebrations.<ref name="emblema">{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/gourmet/chocotorta-historia-mejores-recetas-emblema-argentino-destrozo-paulina-cocina_0_cYH8HuhhGp.html?srsltid=AfmBOopUFTuw44Tzs9QzAYmRDIxoIZvHVrLkeNCOrFh2dp2B9BtyEiap|title=Chocotorta: la historia y las mejores recetas del emblema argentino que destrozó Paulina Cocina|language=es|work=]|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="infobae">{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/2024/10/30/tres-versiones-de-la-chocotorta-el-postre-argentino-que-fue-elegido-el-mejor-del-mundo/|publisher=]|location=Buenos Aires|title=Tres versiones de la chocotorta, el postre argentino que fue elegido el mejor del mundo|language=es|accessdate=27 December 2024|last=Chavez|first=Valeria|date=30 October 2024}}</ref> In 2020, ] listed ''chocotorta'' as the best dessert in the world.<ref name="emblema"/><ref name="infobae"/> Despite its ubiquity in Argentine culture, the chocotorta is also known for the rejection it has provoked in several well-known figures of the local gastronomy, who claim that the simple preparation should not be considered a cake nor a representative of national ].<ref name="infobae"/><ref name="expertos">{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/chocotorta-dulce-polemica_0_Hy84RLmq.html|title=Chocotorta sí o no: una “dulce” polémica|language=es|work=]|accessdate=27 December 2024|date=19 August 2016}}</ref> |
