Ah, something I haven’t seen before. Dulce de leche cortada, an unusual looking dessert originating from the Dominican Republic.

After spying on those lumps of brown milk curds in their clear deli containers through the front glass of the Dominican luncheon place on my way to get lunch from the pizza joint next door, I went in and brought a box.

Chewy in texture, cortada tastes like caramel-flavored cottage cheese with the warmth of cinnamon and cloves, and a slight tang from the lemon juice. Not bad. I’d eat it again. Some people remarked that I’m like the Andrew Zimmern of the office.