| Tiramisu is one of the most popular Italian desserts. But | | | | from the town of Treviso and was started in |
| just where did this delicious confection come from? | | | | restaurants instead of being passed from one family |
| There are many different possibilities if you go | | | | to another like other recipes. |
| investigating Italian cookbooks and history. | | | | Treviso |
| Giuseppe Maffioli | | | | This means that looking at the town of Treviso will |
| One of the first mentions of anything similar to tiramisu | | | | give you a better idea of where tiramisu was invented. |
| comes from the famous epicure Giuseppe Maffioli. In | | | | Fernando and Tina Raris wrote a book devoted to the |
| his book published in 1968, The Venetian Glutton | | | | cuisine of the town, known as "La Marca |
| (known in Italian as Il Ghiottone Veneto), he talks about | | | | Gastronomica." According to the book, a restaurant |
| Zabaglione custard. This custard was prepared with | | | | known as Le Beccherie was responsible for the |
| sweet wine from Cyprus, and earned its name from | | | | invention of tiramisu. The dessert became extremely |
| Zabaja. It was first made in the Illiria region, which was | | | | popular, and soon Italian restaurants around the world |
| once a Venetian territory. | | | | started to copy the recipe and the name. If you stop |
| In his book Maffioli discusses a wedding. At the end of | | | | at Le Beccherie today you can still enjoy the classical |
| the ceremonies, the friends of the groom, still single | | | | tiramisu recipe. It features ladyfingers soaked in strong |
| themselves; give the newlyweds a large bottle of | | | | espresso coffee accompanied by mascarpone and |
| zabajon. The purpose of the gift was so that the two | | | | zabaglione cream and topped in bitter cocoa powder. |
| of them would enjoy their honeymoon that much | | | | Tiramisu variations |
| more. According to the book, sometimes whipped | | | | Today's tiramisu comes in numerous variations. While |
| cream was added and the custard was severed very | | | | the original is still one of the most popular, many people |
| cold. Also included were baicoli, a popular thin cookie | | | | have come up with different variations. There are |
| that also originated in Venice. If you consider the | | | | plenty of lower carb and lower fat versions. Versions |
| tiramisu that is served today, these ingredients are | | | | that swap out the lady fingers for sponge cake or |
| very similar, hinting at its origins. Tiramisu means "pull | | | | even pound cake, and other versions that include |
| me up" which is an apt description of the properties of | | | | almonds, chocolate, and other sweets. And then there |
| Zabaglione custard. | | | | are variations that seem to have nothing to do with |
| Giovanni Capnist | | | | the original recipe, such as tiramisus that include fruit, |
| One of the oldest recipes for tiramisu can be found in | | | | such as blueberries, raspberries, or even lemon. There |
| the book written by Giovanni Capnist, The Desserts of | | | | are even some versions out there that will substitute |
| Veneto (known as I Dolci del Veneto in Italian). It was | | | | the coffee or leave it out entirely if you do not enjoy |
| originally published in 1983 and includes one of the | | | | the taste of espresso. |
| classic tiramisu recipes. It notes that the recipe comes | | | | |