SAUCE · ALL ITALY
Besciamella: Italy’s white sauce, not France’s.
DESSERTS · NAPLES
Sfogliatelle: Naples in 79 layers of pastry.
DESSERTS · NAPLES
Zeppole di San Giuseppe: the pastry that arrives once a year.
DESSERTS · TUSCANY
Torta della Nonna: grandmother’s tart, without a grandmother.
DESSERTS · ALL ITALY
Semifreddo al torroncino: frozen nougat, no ice cream machine needed.
DESSERTS · TUSCANY
Budino di riso: Florence’s rice tart, one bite at a time.
DESSERTS · SICILY
Cassata Siciliana: the most Sicilian thing that exists.
DESSERTS · NAPLES
Struffoli: Naples at Christmas, fried in honey.
DESSERTS · PIEDMONT
Zabaione: Italy’s oldest dessert, still misunderstood.
DESSERTS · ALL ITALY
Bignè alla crema: choux pastry, Italian style.