Maria mole (; literally, "limp Mary") is a

dessert Dessert is a course (food), course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, such as confections, and possibly a beverage such as dessert wine and liqueur. In some parts of the world, such as much of Greece and West Africa, and ...

popular in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

that is similar to a marshmallow. Maria mole's base ingredients are

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, gelatine and

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s. It is usually covered in grated

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and made without the addition of any other flavors, although there are variations. The dessert was created by Antonio Bergamo, a Brazilian candy maker of Italian descent. While trying to use leftover egg whites, he managed to make a firm meringue and decided to add gelatine to it. After the meringue was cool, he noted that it hadn't gotten as firm as he expected, and called it Maria Mole ("soft" or "limp" Mary).

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