Suspiro de limena

Suspiro de limena, meaning sigh of the lady from Lima, is a Peruvian dessert that originated in Lima in the middle of the nineteenth century, evolved from the medieval European dish blancmange brought to Peru by the Spanish. It consists of two layers: a base of manjar blanco, made from whole milk and sugar boiled with egg yolk and vanilla essence until thick and caramel-colored, topped with a meringue made from egg whites and a port wine syrup, itself made by boiling port wine and sugar together until thickened, and finished with a sprinkle of cinnamon. It remains a staple dessert of Lima and other coastal Peruvian cities and in Peruvian restaurants worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/