Tag: #biscuit

Cantuccini

Cantuccini

One would think that I have made Cantuccini many times considering I lived in Tuscany for 14 years before moving to Rome five years ago.  The truth is that I made them this week for the first time.  I tried a couple of recipes, and 

Brutti ma Buoni

Brutti ma Buoni

  Brutti ma Buoni are a chewy and crunchy biscuit or ‘cookie’, consisting basically of meringue and hazlenuts.  Their origin is from Gavirate (province of Varese) in Lombardia, dating back to 1878.  Their name comes from the way they look, and it literally translates to ‘Ugly but Good’.