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Zabala is the branded name of a type of milk caramel candy or dulce de leche candy, traditional in Uruguay.

Zabala

Type	Milk caramel
Place of origin	Uruguay
Region or state	Fray Marcos, Florida Department[1]
Invented	1913
Main ingredients	Milk, sugar, artificial flavorings.
Variations	mint, vanilla
Cookbook: Zabala

The name Zabala possibly comes after the founder of Montevideo, Bruno Mauricio de Zabala whose portrait is printed on the wrapper.[2][3]

Zabala candies were invented in 1913 in the town of Fray Marcos in the Department of Florida and come in two flavors: vanilla and mint.[4]

On 19 May 2015, production of Zabala candies was around 6000 and 8000 kilograms per month, the company celebrated its 90th anniversary a few months after the given date.[5]

History

In 1913, the first gristmill was established in Fray Marcos and improved the growth of the town. Soon after, the mill was bought by Agroindustrias Florida establishing the factory of the Zabala candies in the old mill of Fray Marcos.[6]

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