Day 102 of My Italian Learning Journal*
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As Christmas festivities approach, I was wondering about what sweet breads are served in Italy. After a short search on the Internet, I found a few examples: pandoro, pandolce, panforte, panpepato, panettone, and pangiallo. Obviously, the "pan" part of the names indicates "bread."
In the Hispanic culture there are also sweet breads called "pan dulce" in Spanish. One variety is called "conchas" because they resemble sea shells, as in the photo. These sweet breads are actually available and purchased everyday.
Ascolta Questo:
- Pandoro: a star-shaped sweet Christmas bread from Verona.
- Pandolce: a variety from Genova.
- Panforte: actually a chewy, dense fruitcake from Siena.
- Panpepato: not a bread but a heavy gingerbread cake dating back to 15th century Ferrara.
- Panettone: from Milan, a sweet, dome-shaped bread loaf with raisins and candied citrus peels.
- Pangiallo: from Rome and the Lazio region, a golden yellow bread filled with nuts, raisins, spices, and candied fruit.
- Il Tronchetto di Natale: from Piedmont, a dessert made with: eggs, butter, mascarpone, chestnut cream, brandy, cream, chocolate. It is a "calorie bomb."
- Lo Zelten: from Trentino Alto Adige, fruit and spicy bread, prepared only during the Christmas period.
- I Ricciarelli: from Tuscany, Christmas biscuits with almonds, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Il Torrone: from Lombardy - Cremona, a bread prepared with honey, egg whites and dried fruit.
[ Grazie a mikael-sixsix ]
Alla prossima!
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*Note: This is my personal journal of daily practice in learning Italian. I welcome Italian grammar corrections. Grazie.
Salve Ted
ReplyDeleteIl periodo natalizio è pieno di dolcezza, sia tra le persone che in tavola :)
Aggiungo altri deliziosi dolci alla tua lista:
- Il Tronchetto di Natale (Piemonte) è un dessert a base di uova, burro, mascarpone, crema di castagne, brandy, crema, cioccolato. È una "bomba calorica"
- Lo Zelten (Trentino Alto Adige). Frutta e pane speziato, è preparato solo durante il periodo natalizio.
- I Ricciarelli (Toscana). Biscotti di Natale con mandorle, vaniglia e cannella.
- Il Torrone (Lombardia - Cremona). Preparato con miele, albume e frutta secca.
The Christmas season is full of sweetness, both among people and on the table :)
I add other delicious desserts to your list:
- Il Tronchetto di Natale (Piedmont) is a dessert made with: eggs, butter, mascarpone, chestnut cream, brandy, cream, chocolate. It is a "calorie bomb"
- Lo Zelten (Trentino Alto Adige). Fruit and spicy bread, it's prepared only during the Christmas period.
- I Ricciarelli (Tuscany). Christmas biscuits with almonds, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Il Torrone (Lombardy - Cremona). Prepared with honey, egg whites and dried fruit.
Have a nice day
Mik
Hi, Mik. I Ricciarelli sounds great . . . I eat almonds every day. I'll add your suggestions when I'm back home. I wonder if there is a legend about how the baking bread was discovered. Alla prossima.
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