Nick Taylor Jun 13, 2016:

So DOUBLE FUDGE cookies seems to be a bit of a misnomer! We are on the wrong foot! Does anyone have any contacts with the manufacturers? Maybe someone on the packaging line could shed some light on it?

airmailrpl Jun 12, 2016:

chocolate fudge brownies - but no fudge ... chocolate fudge brownies - but there is no fudge in the recipe...

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The "fudge"is with respect to the dense consistency of the final product - the same is with respect to the "double fudge cookies" of our asker - no fudge in that recipe either !!

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

@Nick - actually I wouldn't mind one of those right now lol

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

@Ana Double fudge!!!!That is fudge to the power of ten!!!!! A heart attack in every bite!

Danik 2014 Jun 12, 2016:

Auristela Se forem só os pingos de chocolate em pt-br seriam "gotas de chocolate":
https://www.google.com.br/search?q=biscoitos com gotas de ch...
Quanto ao nosso doce de leite, existe na versão mais sólida, em barra ou em pedaços conforme o Mário referiu e na consistência cremosa. O leite condensado cozinhado com a lata em banho-maria vira doce de leite cremoso.

Mario Freitas Jun 12, 2016:

Several comments! 1. Ana: leite condensado is condensed milk. Actually, the "doce de leite" is basically condensed milk cooked forever, till it becomes lght brown. But it's two diffrerent products.
2. Nick, The "solidified" doce de leite is known as "doce de leite em barra" in Brazil.
3. Robert and Teresa, I don't know the "double fudge cookies". I only considered the word 'fudge", which is the question. So I really wasn't aware these cookies are necessarily chocolate-made. Sorry.
4. After all the discussion, I figure the fudge is only the stuffing of these cookies, so after all, J_Ricardo's suggestion might be correct.

Auristela Marina Genaro (asker) Jun 12, 2016:

Olá pessoal. Estou traduzindo o rótulo de uma embalagem de cookies. Na foto aparecem biscoitos que têm pingos que parecem ser de chocolate, por isso fiquei confusa quanto à tradução de fugde. Mas o cookie não tem cobertura e não é cremoso, parece ser feito de aveia. Obrigada a todos pelos comentários! :-) Auristela Marina

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

@Nick Double fudge recipe :D (just for a smile)
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/double-origin...

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

if you follow the thread I was referring to cans of leite condensado, when I said that doce de leite (as a translatio for fudge is not correct) and it could be confused with cans of leite condensado.

airmailrpl Jun 12, 2016:

to which of the thousand images.. to which of the thousand images https://www.google.pt/search?q=doce de leite&espv=2&biw=1351... are you referring as "doce de leite"- since there is rocambole, pudim de leite condensado, panetonne, bolachas, etc all in the images as well as cans of leite condensado - and none of these are "fudge""or bear anything but a slight resemblance to "fudge"

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

I believe that the ambiguity comes from... the cookies have the CONSISTENCY of fudge!
How can it be DOUBLE fudge? What is the paradigm? Is it SINGLE fudge? Now i am CONFUSED.
A fudge cookie is a cookie that is prepared with fudge or that has the flavor, consistency or texture of fudge. Chocolate fudge cookies are a variety, along with other fudge flavors, such as peanut butter fudge.[1][2]

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

Thanks Ana ;-)

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Jun 12, 2016:

@Todos Eu sei que há fudge sem ser de chocolate, mas, se não estou enganada e, por favor, corrijam-me caso esteja, os double fudge cookies são sempre de chocolate e eu não quis lançar mais confusão...

airmailrpl Jun 12, 2016:

according to the context given.. according to the context given by the asker - Linda Miranda's suggestion is 100% correct. Double Fudge Cookies do not have fudge in them - they are two types of chocolate - But as a translation only for the word "Fudge"- without the context given - her suggestion does not work.

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

Agree with the pedaços addition :)

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

Haha! So two differente things, Nick :) We're having a cooking moment here :D

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

I think the key here is
"EM PEDAÇOS"
https://www.google.pt/search?q=glood doce de leite&client=fi...

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

I might be wrong, but this is what I meant when I said doce de leite :) https://www.google.pt/search?q=doce de leite&espv=2&biw=1351...

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

Next best thing The shop where I buy it from in Carcavelos.
http://www.glood.pt/produto/4170/doces-brasileiros-doce-de-l...

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

Interesting. I suppose, as a non native speaker, when it comes to lexicon, I am "mais papista que o papa" regarding purity of language. Never the less, when I buy "doce de leite" in 100 gramm packets from the local Brazilian shop - it is exactly the same as the best fudge (sweet, creamy, caramelly, and crumbly). As I said, if I could post a pic of the packet

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

Isn't doce de leite in Brazil condensed milk? It is different, as Mário says, fudge has butter, doce de leite (condensed milk) is sold in cans (that is myopinion, from what I see in recipes) :)

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

Yes in deed In Br it seems to be called "Doce de Leite em Pedaços"
http://www.receitadevovo.com.br/receitas/receita-de-doce-de-...
http://www.receitadevovo.com.br/receitas/receita-de-doce-de-...

Mario Freitas Jun 12, 2016:

Right, Nick But I suggested to use fudge and explain it is a type of "doce de leite com manteiga" in parenthesis, because the traditional "doce de leite" is creamy and has no butter.

Nick Taylor Jun 12, 2016:

THIS IS IT! DEEEEE- LICIOUS!!!! O fudge nada mais é do que um doce-de-leite de cortar, bem amanteigado!
http://diadedomingas.blogspot.pt/2009/05/fudge-brasileirinho...

Mario Freitas Jun 12, 2016:

@ Ana e Teresa, Exato. Não é só de chocolate. Parece muito com nosso doce de leite em barra aqui das Minas Gerais. De qualquer forma, não há tradução em PT e todas as receitas que encontrei em PT o chamam de "fudge" mesmo.

Ana Costa Jun 12, 2016:

Fudge não é necessariamente chocolate. Ver: http://hubpages.com/food/What-Is-The-Difference-Between-Choc...

There is the obvious difference of texture: Fudge is soft and almost spongy while chocolate is, with the exception of chocolate ganache, harder and more shell-like. But the difference goes way beyond just texture for these two chocolate elements.

There is also the fact that while all chocolate is, well, chocolate-flavored, all fudge is most certainly not. Fudge can be made in a large selection of flavors, and while some of these flavors do incorporate chocolate, many of them do not.

Fudge is a type of confectionery which is made by mixing sugar, butter and milk, heating it to the soft-ball stage at 240 °F (116 °C), and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency. Fruits, nuts, candies, and other flavors are sometimes added.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Jun 12, 2016:

Fudge Tanto quanto sei, não se costuma traduzir é um doce típico americano entre uma musse de chocolate (dura) e um ganache feito com leite condensado, chocolate e manteiga, quase como os brigadeiros...