You Say Dulce, I Say Doce

One of my favorite Brazilian desserts is Doce de Leite (DOH-see dee LAY-chee). Spanish speakers know it as Dulce de Leche (DOOL-say deh LEH-chay). Americans know it as the caramel-y ice cream flavor introduced by Haagen-Dazs. In fact, I've seen it translated as "caramel". I don't know if I'm being too technical, but it seems to me that caramel is cream-based, whereas the South American counterpart is milk-based -- it's in the name: Leite is Portuguese for "milk", Leche is Spanish.

So I found a recipe that sounds more like the stuff that, as a kid, I often ate as the second half of my meal in many restaurants:

http://www.maria-brazil.org/doce_de_leite.htm

I should try making it one of these days. My stomach is homesick.