Kosereva is a common "barreled" candy with a high protein content originally made in Paraguay, made with the hardened skin of the sour orange"Paraguay, the Country of Cassava." Consumer.es. Accessed July 2011. ("apepú", in Guaraní language) and cooked in black molasses, resulting in a bittersweet and acidic taste. The name "koserevá" comes from the Guaranitical derivation of the Spanish word "conserva" (preserved food). Historical records state that Spanish conquerors that came to Paraguay during the colonial ages used to preserve this citric fruit by cooking them in trimmed barrels in black molasses.
Ingredients Preparing typical koserevá requires only sour oranges "pintonas" (ripe sour oranges), sugar, molasses and abundant water.
See also
Paraguayan cuisine
References
“Tembi’u Paraguay” Josefina Velilla de Aquino “Karú rekó – Antropología culinaria paraguaya”, Margarita Miró Ibars
External links Paraguay, the Country of Cassava (article)