Tiramisu - The Pick Me Up

Tiramisu' is one of the latest additions to "traditional"at home, there are plenty of makers of Mascarpone
Italian cooking. Everybody knows by now thatcheese in America.
Tiramisu' means "pick-me-up" in Italian, for the highThe next ingredient is Zabaglione cream. This is a true
energetic content (eggs and sugar) and the caffeineclassic Italian food dessert. It hails from the world
of the strong espresso coffee. Tiramisu has becomerenowned kitchens of Venice. When it originally
one of the most popular desserts served inbecame a popular Italian food dessert it was made
restaurants of all types, not just Italian restaurants.with yolks, honey, and a sweet Cyprus wine. Today
Recipes get tweaked by the cook so they aresugar is substituted for the original honey. The most
generally never the same as the original to begin with.stated difference in taste though, comes from the use
In the original recipe, there was no liquor as the cakeof Marsala wine instead of the sweet Cyprus wine.
was originally aimed at children and the elderly and theThis cream can be made from home and is easier to
original shape was round.make than most Italian food chefs let on.
Tiramisu can be complex (featuring layering ofThe third ingredient is the most distinctive factor of
different flavors and textures) or simplistic. There isTiramisu, espresso. This shot of caffeine is where the
some debate regarding tiramisu's origin, as there is nodessert gets its name. This is a coffee that is true to
documented mention of the dessert before 1983. ButItalian food and is much stronger than American
the final word on the origin of Tiramisu' is from thecoffee. Espresso is the most important coffee in Italian
book by Fernando e Tina Raris "La Marcafood and can be seen following many Italian meals.
Gastronomica" published in 1998.The fourth and final ingredient is Ladyfingers. These
The first ingredient is Mascarpone cheese. Thispopular cookies originated in Italy and have made
cheese has very deep roots in Italian food. It wasnumerous appearances in not only Italian food, but in
made as far back as the 13th century in the region ofmany other national cuisines. These cookies are
Lombardy. This cheese has a very high fat content,remarkably light due to the whipped egg white used to
getting up to seventy-five percent. It is smooth andmake them. They are immensely popular and one of
creamy. Like many other Italian foods, the bestthe most appreciated Italian food desserts in Italy.
Mascarpone cheese comes directly from Italy.Just save room for the tiramisu-or eat dessert first.
However, it you're an Italian food lover making Tiramisu