Trileçe

Trileçe (Albanian: Trileqe, Turkish: Trileçe, Serbo-Croatian: Trileće) is a popular dessert in Southeastern Europe, particularly in Albania, Kosovo and Turkey[1] and other Balkan countries. It consists of a light sponge cake soaked in a mixture of three types of milk (evaporated milk, condensed milk and whole milk), which gives it its name—derived from the Spanish tres leches (three milks), a dessert popular in Latin America.[2]

Origin and spread

Bosnian version of the trilece cake with a caramel topping in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The exact origins of trileçe are debated. However, the most likely explanation is that the popularity of Latin American soap operas in Albania led local chefs to reverse-engineer the tres leches cake, which then spread to Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and throughout the Balkans.[3]Another theory was the packaging of condensed milk in the 1940s showcasing recipes for tres leches.[4] There is also the theory that Renata Casadei, an Italian chef at Piazza in Tirana, introduced it to Albania in the early 2000s after visiting a friend in the Dominican Republic. [5]

The Albanian version is sometimes made literally with three types of milk: cow, goat, and water buffalo. However, more commonly, a mixture of cow's milk and cream is used.[6] While tres leches is typically topped with cream and fruit, the Balkan variation, trileçe, usually features a caramel topping, although sometimes cream is added before the caramel.[1]

Ingredients

Trileçe consists of a standard cake base that is soaked in three kinds of milk ("tres lèches"in Spanish). The milks used are evaporated, condensed, and whole milks. This mixture is poured over the baked sponge, allowing the milks to be absorbed to make a dessert with an almost pudding-like consistency. The cake is then topped with caramel or a whipped cream. It can also be topped with strawberries, blueberries, fruit drizzle and cinnamon.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Hoskinson, Brad. Albanian Cookbook: Traditional Recipes for The Home Cook. Brad Hoskinson.
  2. ^ Raichlen, Steven (1998). Salud Y Sazon: 200 Recetas De LA Cocina De Mama Todas Bajas En Grasa, Sal Y Colesterol! (in Spanish). Rodale. ISBN 978-0-87596-474-4.
  3. ^ Tekin, Fatma (2022-01-01). "Atasözlerinden Örneklerle Kazan-Tatar Türklerinin Geleneksel Dünya Görüşünde İyi". Karadeniz Arastirmalari Merkezi. doi:10.12787/karam1831. ISSN 1304-6918.
  4. ^ https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/culture/food/history-tres-leches-cake/
  5. ^ https://kosovotwopointzero.com/en/ignazios-spell/
  6. ^ a b "Three Milk Cake | Albanian Trilece | Albanian Tri Leche". My Albanian Food. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
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