Italian Desserts
Tiramisu
The dessert we are presenting is tiramisu, which is considered by Italians to be the best dessert in the world. Its ingredients, although simple, include only mascarpone, egg yolks, sugar, sponge cakes soaked in coffee and amaretto liqueur, sprinkled with dark cocoa, win people’s hearts with its simplicity.
Although some people know only one variety of tiramisu, there are many types, e.g. pistachio, lemon, strawberry. Most people estimate that tiramisu was created in 1962 in the “La Beccherie” restaurant in Treviso, but some people cannot agree with this because they believe that it was not them who invented tiramisu and everyone credits themselves with the honor of creating the first such a delicious dessert, which is tiramisu.
An interesting fact is that a museum is to be created in Treviso that will show the history of tiramisu. The last interesting fact is that the name tiramisu means “to lift me up.” In our opinion, the translation makes sense because whoever has tried this delicious dessert knows that it really lifts the spirit and surprises with its simplicity.
Panna Cotta
A dessert of northern Italian origin, its preparation involves heating cream with gelatin and various additives, e.g. vanilla, fruit puree, citrus zest. Then the mass is poured into a round form, and when it hardens, it is taken out and poured with sauce.
The most common flavor is strawberry, but there are many options, e.g. chocolate, mango, vanilla.
Cannoli
The second famous, delicious dessert from Italy is a dessert served in Sicily called cannoli, which is made of roll dough, formed into a special shape, which is fried, after frying, the center is filled with a delicious delicate cream made of ricotta cheese, and at the end, the cookies are sprinkled with powdered sugar and chocolate pieces. come on, this is just one suggestion for serving this cookie.
It can be served, for example, with pistachio, lemon, raspberry, tiramisu flavors, you can also find vanilla.
An interesting fact is that cannoli came from Arab countries and that the cookie that we now know under the current name Cannoli was previously called “Turkish hats” by the Sicilians.
Cantuccini
These are Italian biscuit cookies from Tuscany. Most often made of eggs, flour, sugar and coarsely chopped unsoaked almonds. They are baked twice, making them crumbly, dry and quite hard.
They are first baked in a form resembling a baguette, and only before the second baking are they cut into diagonal slices and toasted again. They can be stored for a long time.
Gubana
A typical cake from the Friuli region, which used to be a typical Easter cake, but is now widely available all year round. It is in the shape of a snail, baked from sweet sourdough dough.
It is baked with a filling of hazelnuts, raisins, pine nuts, sugar, grappa and grated lemon peel.
