An open white box of assorted medialunas — plain, dulce de leche and pistachio cream — packed for pickup in Richmond, VA

Caja Mixta

Name: Caja Mixta
Price: 18 USD
Availability: InStock

$24.00

Next pickup Sat 3 Oct

SizeHalf dozen (6)$18.00One dozen (12)$24.00Two dozen (24)$45.00

Size

Clear

Available to order

A caja mixta is how an Argentine buys pastries for other people: you do not pick one flavour, you take a box and let the table sort itself out. Plain medialunas de manteca alongside the filled ones, in a single box.

It is also the honest answer to “which should I try?”. Most people find out they are a dulce de leche household or a plain household by eating both in the same sitting.

If you want the box weighted a particular way, say so in the order notes at checkout. For a room rather than a table, catering is the better starting point, and the guide to party and office orders has the quantities. How ordering works covers collection and delivery.

Next pickup

Saturday 3 October

Servings: a dozen serves about 4 people
Pickup: Saturday 9:30am–12:00pm
Orders close: Thursday 11:59pm
Allergens: Eggs, dairy (milk and butter), wheat and gluten, tree nuts (hazelnuts and pistachios) and soy. The weekly rotating special sometimes contains peanuts.

Order for this batch

One box with the plain and the filled medialunas together, so nobody at the table has to choose first. This is the box to order if you have never eaten one.

Keeping them: Sealed at room temperature. The plain ones keep better than the filled ones, so eat the filled ones first.
Warming them up: Oven at 325°F for three or four minutes. Warm the whole box together; they are all the same size.
Sweet or savoury: Sweet

Allergens

Eggs, dairy (milk and butter), wheat and gluten, tree nuts (hazelnuts and pistachios) and soy. The weekly rotating special sometimes contains peanuts.

Questions about this one

What is in the box?

Plain medialunas de manteca and filled ones together. If you want a particular balance between them, write it in the order notes when you check out.

Is this the one to order first?

Yes. It is the only way to taste the plain pastry and the fillings in one sitting, which is how most people work out what to order next time.

Does it contain nuts?

It can, because the filled ones include pistachio and Nutella. If you need a nut-free box, order the plain medialunas clásicas instead and say so when you order.

How many people does a box feed?

Count two medialunas per person at a breakfast where they are the main thing, and one each where there is other food on the table.

Can I order this for an office?

For more than a few people, catering is the better route — the trays are sized for a room and the notice needed is different.