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The first citation of a dessert clearly identified as pandoro dates to the 18th century. The dessert certainly figured in the cuisine of the Venetian aristocracy. Venice was the principal market for spices as late as the 18th century, as well as for the sugar that by then had replaced honey in European pastries and bread made from leavened dough.
Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian desserts have been heavily influenced by cuisine from surrounding countries and those that have invaded Italy, such as Greece, Spain, Austria, and France. Italian cuisine is also influenced by the Mediterranean ...
The surprising secret history of one of Italy’s favorite foods. Silvia Marchetti, CNN. February 5, 2024 at 7:22 AM. ... A versatile dish, polenta is often served as a dessert. - David Burton/The ...
The Italian historian Emanuele Ciaceri has claimed that the origins of the dessert may lie with the cults of Isis in ancient Egypt, believing that the cakes were shaped like breasts to honor Isis' role as a mother goddess.
The name panna cotta is not mentioned in Italian cookbooks before the 1960s, [2] [3] yet it is often cited as a traditional dessert of the northern Italian region of Piedmont. [4] [5] One unverified story says that it was invented by a Hungarian woman in the Langhe in the early 19th century. [6] An 1879 dictionary mentions a dish called latte ...
Panforte dates back to at least the 13th century, in the Italian region of Tuscany.Documents from 1205, conserved in the State Archive of Siena, attest that bread flavored with pepper and honey (panes melati et pepati) was paid to the local monks and nuns of the monastery of Montecellesi (modern Monte Celso, near Fontebecci) as a tax or tithe which was due on 7 February that year.
Sfogliatella (Italian: [sfoʎʎaˈtɛlla]; Neapolitan: sfugliatella; pl.: sfogliatelle) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy. [1] [2] Sfogliatella means 'small, thin leaf/layer', as the pastry's texture resembles stacked leaves. [citation needed]
Colomba pasquale (Italian: [koˈlomba paˈskwaːle]) or colomba di Pasqua (Italian: [koˈlomba di ˈpaskwa]) (lit. ' Easter dove ') is an Italian traditional Easter bread, the Easter counterpart of the two well-known Italian Christmas desserts, panettone and pandoro.