6 Venetian Desserts You Can’t Miss

lunes, 14 de agosto de 2017

6 Venetian Desserts You Can’t Miss

Get a taste of the best sweets as you visit this beautiful city.

When you set your mind upon a destination, you must be ready for at least half of what the destination is about to unfold. In Venice, going blindfolded is not advisable if you want to enjoy the city to its fullest. You can visit Galleria dell’Accademia, Saint Mark’s Basilica or just delight yourself with the sights of the Venetian Lagoon. But there’s something you shouldn’t skip while traveling, and that is trying the Venetian cuisine.

Venetian cuisine has deep roots in history, and it's very different from other cuisines of Austria and North Italy. If you’re planning to enjoy what differentiates Venice, here’s a list of Venetian Desserts you better do not miss:

Dolce di San Martino

On November 11th, the feast of St. Martin takes places as one of Venice’ traditions. The Dolce di San Martino is a cake favored by children that consists of a sweet pastry of the saint with a sword and a cape, riding a horse. The cake is garnished with colorful icing, chocolates, and candies. This cake is as unique as the culture behind the saint it incarnates.

Pandoro

This one is the traditional sweet yeast bread, and it’s usually popular around Christmas and New Year. The preparation is often served and dusted with vanilla-scented icing sugar, this way it resembles the Italian Alps during Christmas. Pan d'Or translates to “Golden Bread.” This reference comes from the fact that white bread was consumed only by rich people. Bread specially enriched with butter, sugar, eggs or honey was considered of the royalty.

Torta Della Nonna

Torta Della Nonna or Grandma’s pie: this is a delicious and delicate pie covered with a shortcrust pastry and Italian custard filling. On the cover, it has pine nuts and icing sugar. This Italian cake is surprisingly demanded in Italy, and it’s considered a unique dessert.

Tiramisu

This classical “cheer me up” dessert, is a popular coffee-flavoured Italian dessert. The recipe has been adapted into several cakes and desserts worldwide, but the original stays the same: ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.

Fritoe aea Venessiana

These are the classic Venetian Fried Sweet dumplings, an ancient preparation known as “frictilia” in Ancient Rome. Today, this dessert spread abroad, with many variations in the recipe from town to town. These dumpling sweets are better accompanied with a cup of coffee.

Venetian Style Pear Tart

This tart is a classic recipe developed in Venice that consists of a traditional tart base with the addition of well-preserved pears. This dessert is available in almost every bakery in the city, and most tourists that visit it seek for a slice (or two) of this tart.

As you can see, the sweetness is not only in the romantic sceneries Venice has to offer; you can also find it in bakeries throughout the city. Get the opportunity to taste a side of Venice that will be hard to forget. Cruise Planners – Jason Hantman is the specialist in discovering details like these, and with their assistance, you’ll find facts and insights about your destination you didn’t think off at first. Contact them to have the sweetest trip ever!