Italian DessertsBy Zoe Peterson

AndWilliam Ojiambo

Top Ten Italian Desserts

Number One

Gelato

Gelato was created in Italy. It was created by Bernardo Buontalenti in 1565. There are two

types of gelato. One was made in Southern Italy and the other in

Northern Italy.

Number Two Anisette

Each cookie has about 265

calories,10.1 grams of fat, and 24 mg of cholesterol . Anise extract , powdered

sugar, and milk make it’s taste.

Number Three Struffoli

Strufolli is glued together with

honey and sometimes has lots of sprinkles. It is made to eat with coffee and made

out of fried dough.

Number Four Tiramisu

Tiramisu became popular by a movie. It means ‘’pick me up’’

in italian. Some of the ingredients are: eggs, coffee, cocoa, and a sweet cheese called

mascarpone. It is from Venice.

Number Five MacedoniaMacedonia is

basically a fancy fruit salad. All the fruits are cut into

cubes and put into fancy glasses

or bowls. Nuts are optional.

Number Six Biscotti

One cookie is called biscotto and a group is

called biscotti. Biscotto means twice

baked.They are made with

flour, sugar, eggs, and usually almonds or

other nuts.Biscotti are made for

dunking in coffee.

Number Seven Ciarduna

Ciarduna is a traditional pastry from the province of Palmero. It is an

almond cookie shell filled with mascarpone or ricotta filling.

Number Eight Biscuit TortoniBiscuit Tortoni is

twice baked, just like biscotti. Some of the ingredients are eggs, custard, and broken

up cookies. You sprinkle on the

cookies and freeze it.

Number Nine Baba

Babas aren’t just famous in Italy they are also famous in France and Poland.

Babas are very complicated to

make. Another name for it is ‘’rum cake’’.

Number Ten Cannolo Siciliano

The plural for cannolo is cannoli. Cannolo

means ‘’little tube’’. It is a Sicilian pastry

dessert. It consists of: fried pastry dough, ricotta cheese and sometimes succade (orange, lemon and

lime peels.)

Gelato V.S. Ice Cream Gelato is not sugaryIt is creamyIt is not as fatty (5 to

7 percent fat)Gelato is served

warmer than ice cream

Gelato is churned at a slow speed

Ice Cream is served frozen

Ice Cream has more fat (10 to 15 percent fat)

Ice Cream is churned at a fast speed

Ice Cream has lots of sugar

How Pasta BeganPasta began in China.

But, a merchant named Marco Polo from Venice Italy

went to China and found pasta. He brought the idea

back to Venice and started making it.

Sites CitedGelato: findmyrecipes.comAnisette: seleranusantara.blogspot.comTiramisu: flickr.comMacedonia: flickr.comBiscotti: princessgirlygirl.blogspot.comCiarduna: alessandriadellarocca.comBiscotti on front page: flickr.comPasta: wikimedia.orgBaba: cakeitaly.comCanollo Siciliano: totally-sicily.comStruffoli: ricettariocucina.com

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