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Dulce de leche (pronounced: [ˈdulse ðe ˈletʃe]; Portuguese: doce de leite [ˈdosi dʒi ˈlejtʃi] or [ˈdose de ˈlejte]) is a confection prepared by slowly heating sweetened milk to create a product that derives its taste from the caramelization of the product changing flavor and color. Literally translated it means candy of milk or candy [made] of milk milk candy or milk jam in the same way that dulce de frutilla is strawberry jam.