Tiramisu
An Italian dessert of coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream.
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Ladyfingers (savoiardi) soaked in coffee, combined with a cream of egg yolks, sugar, mascarpone, and topped with cocoa powder, constitute the Italian dessert tiramisu.[1]
Key facts and history
Obituaries report that tiramisu was invented on 24 December 1969 at Le Beccherie restaurant in Treviso by Alba di Pillo and pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto.[2][3] Zaia stated that versions with cream or strawberries are not tiramisu.[4] No cookbook published prior to the 1960s contains a recipe for tiramisu.[5] A restaurant column in the 30 August 1978 edition of The Sydney Morning Herald makes mention of tiramisu.[5]
In 1972, the dish was incorporated into the menu offerings at Le Beccherie.[2][3] The first appearance of tiramisu in an Italian dictionary occurred in 1980, with its first English dictionary entry following in 1982.[5] A 1983 cookbook focusing on the cuisine of the Veneto region includes the tiramisu recipe.[5] On 29 July 2017, the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies added tiramisu to its list of traditional Friulian and Giulian agri-food products.[6]
In 2013, Luca Zaia, who served as President of Veneto, petitioned the European Union for protected status for the dessert, basing his request on the ingredients used in its 1970 formulation.[6][4]
What the cited sources add
The Guardian article reports that Luca Zaia said tiramisu "risks today having too many fathers and too many versions".[4] The same article states the dessert was invented in 1970 by Alba Campeol and chef Roberto Linguanotto.[4] The Telangana Today article notes that tiramisu was unknown in America as recently as 1993.[3] That article also says the dessert first appeared in print in a 1981 issue of the magazine "Veneto".[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Tiramisu" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Tiramisù – Vocabolario", Treccani; "Tiramisù", www.accademiaitalianadellacucina.it; Kington, "Save the tiramisu, says Italian politician", The Guardian, 2013-08-23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tiramisu" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ado Campeol, at whose restaurant tiramisu was invented, passes away at 93", Telangana Today, 1 November 2021; "Pochi giorni dopo Ado Campeol, il papà del tiramisù, muore anche la moglie Alba Di Pillo, la vera ideatrice del dolce dei record", La Repubblica, 11 November 2021; "Ado Campeol, 'father of tiramisu' who helped the rich pudding to become a staple of Italian menus around the world – obituary", The Telegraph, 2 November 2021; "'Father of tiramisu' Ado Campeol dies aged 93", BBC, 30 October 2021; Vozzella, "The Unsung Inventor of Tiramis en.wikipedia.org
- "Ado Campeol, at whose restaurant tiramisu was invented, passes away at 93", Telangana Today, 1 November 2021. facts only, no text reused. telanganatoday.com
- Kington, "Save the tiramisu, says Italian politician", The Guardian, 2013-08-23. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "Tiramisu" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Artusi, "La scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene", Giunti, 1991, p. 571; Raris, "La Marca gastronomica: amore e nostalgia per la cucina e i vini di nostra tradizione", Canova Editore, 1998, p. 31; Cremona, "Italia dei dolci", Touring Editore, 2004, p. 57; Lane, "The Irish in Paddington", The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 August 1978, p. 20; "Enciclopedia Europea Garzanti", 1981; "Enciclopedia Universale Rizzoli Larousse", 1971; "Dizionario della lingua italiana Garzanti", 1980; "Il Sabatini Coletti. Dizionario della Lingua Italiana"; "Tirami en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Tiramisu" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Diciassettesima revisione dell elenco dei prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali", Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, p. 24; "GU Serie Generale n.176", 29 July 2017; Hernandez, "Ado Campeol, the man known as the 'father of tiramisu', has died", NPR, 31 October 2021; Kington, "Save the tiramisu, says Italian politician", The Guardian, 23 August 2013; "Italian Politician Asks EU To Grant Tiramisu Protected Status", ITALY Magazine (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Tiramisu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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