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Cassatelle di sant'Agata are round-shaped sweets made with sponge cake soaked in rosolio and filled with ricotta, chocolate drops, and candied fruit, such as oranges or citrons. The outside is covered in white icing and finished with a candied cherry on top. The ricotta is made strictly from sheep's milk. [6]
Cassata A slice of cassata al forno, almond pastries (right), and a cassatina siciliana (left) Cassata is believed to have originated in Palermo in the 10th century, when under Emirate of Sicily. [4] [5] The word al-qaššāṭī — القشاطي (Arabic for 'the cassata-maker')—was first mentioned in Corleone in 1178. [6] [7]
This is a list of Italian desserts and pastries. 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.
Spaghetti alla carbonara Tiramisu is an Italian dessert. This is a list of Italian foods and drinks. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BC. Italian cuisine has its origins in Etruscan, ancient Greek and ancient Roman cuisines.
A cake traditionally made with a pound each of its four main ingredients (flour, butter, eggs, and sugar); today, ingredient proportions vary. Princess cake: Sweden: A cake with alternating layers of sponge cake and whipped cream followed a layer of fresh raspberries and a layer of custard; all these layers are topped with a layer of marzipan.
Zeppole are typical of Italian cuisine, especially that of Rome, Naples, and Lecce. They originated in ancient Rome, when people started frying dough and putting sugar or cinnamon on it. However, the zeppole that is around today was created in the 18th century. These zeppole either have sugar, cinnamon or chocolate with them.
Cannoli. Some food historians place the origins of cannoli in 827–1091 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, by the concubines of princes looking to capture their attention. [10] [11] This period marks the Arab rule of the island, known then as the Emirate of Sicily, giving rise to the theory that the etymology stemmed from the Arabic word qanawāt, 'tubes', in reference to their tube-shaped shells.
A dish of dry agnolotti pavesi, a type of stuffed pasta, with a Pavese stew-based sauce. Due to the great territorial and historical variety of Lombardy, it is very difficult to identify a unified Lombard cuisine: it makes more sense to identify a continuum of provincial cuisines having similar elements throughout the region.