Desserts
Italian |
English |
| brutti ma buoni | almond biscuits from Piedmont |
| calabresi | almond and lemon biscuits |
| biscotti di Prato (cantucini) e vin santo | almond biscuits dunked in wine |
| ciambella | pastry ring |
| crema fritta | fried custard |
| croccante | Italian style Pralinés |
| diplomatico | a dessert with chocolate, rum and coffee |
| frullati | fresh fruit whips |
| gallette | salt and pepper biscuits |
| gelato | ice cream |
| granita | coffee ice with whipped cream |
| macedonia | fruit salad |
| monte bianco | a dessert with chestnuts, cream and chocolate |
| pisciotta | olive oil cake |
| sbricciolina | a crumbly cake from Ferrara |
| semifreddo | a type of dessert |
| sgroppino | Venetian lemon and strawberry slush with spumante |
| zabaione (zabaglione) | made with egg yolk, sugar and marsala |
| zuccotto | called this way as it resembles a type of Venetian hat |
| zuppa inglese | neither soup nor English! |
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