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What is real tiramisu made of?
Tiramisu is an elegant and rich layered Italian dessert made with delicate ladyfinger cookies, espresso or instant espresso, mascarpone cheese, eggs, sugar, Marsala wine, rum and cocoa powder. Through the grouping of these diverse ingredients, an intense yet refined dish emerges.
Has tiramisu got alcohol in it?
Yes, traditional tiramisu contains alcohol. Ladyfingers (a type of sponge biscuit) that have been soaked in alcohol - most commonly Marsala wine (a rich, fortified wine), but sometimes other liqueurs or rum.
Is tiramisu Italian or Japanese?
Tiramisù is a kind of Italian desserts that typically contains coffee. There are as many varieties of tiramisù as there are speculations about its origin today. Traditional tiramisù includes soaking ladyfingers or other dry sponge cakes in espresso coffee.
Why do Italians eat tiramisu?
Tiramisu, literally translated in ``pick me up``, is said to be the invention of a maitress in Treviso, Northeast Italy, during the 19th century. The function of this aphrodisiac dessert was to give ``energy'' to the men after visiting her, and if you think of the ingredients the story seems definitely realistic.
Tiramisu
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Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made of ladyfinger pastries dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and mascarpone, and flavoured with cocoa powder. The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other... Wikipedia
Origin: Italy
Main ingredients: Savoiardi, coffee (regular or espresso), egg yolks, mascarpone, cocoa powder, Marsala wine, sugar
Course: Dessert
Region or state: Veneto; Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Serving temperature: Cold
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