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Article: Snack attack.(RADAR)
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- Revista Latin Trade
- Article date:
- November 1, 2005
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In Peru, King Kong is a sweetie pie--literally. King Kong is the name of a stacked pastry made in the northern coastal town of Lambayeque. They were first made in 1920 by a lambayequena, Victoria Mejia, as a snack for men who worked in the sugar cane and cotton fields. According to legend, the sweet got its name due to the popularity of the then recently released movie.
Peru exports 18 tons of the snack to the United States, Japan and Puerto Rico, according to Andina, Peru's trade agency. Executives at the largest manufacturer of King Kong, San Roque, believe exporting is its only way to grow. Mario Ribotty runs the San Roque factory outside Lambayeque. He says ...