Yes, that’s true that Jar had the caramel pudding first and was the recipe Navarez used. When Navarez moved to Mozza, she added the caramel layer and salt on top which became the butterscotch budino . That to me is the distinguishing turning point or “trademark”: the addition of the caramel layer on top of the pudding that makes it distinctly recognizable and the visual litmus test for a knock off.
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