amaretti
Amaretti (singular: Amaretto ) or Amaretti di Saronno are small Italian macaroons made from egg whites, sugar, ground almonds and / or apricot kernels , as they are typical for the communities of Saronno in Lombardy or Sassello in Liguria. When baked, they rise to a very light, crispy structure. They have a long shelf life and are classed as long-life baked goods .
Amaretti are often served with espresso and are also used as part of various desserts.
history
The pastry family of macaroons, which includes amaretti, has a comparatively long history. The origins go back to confectionery that was consumed by Sassanid Shahs to celebrate the Zoroastrian New Year ( Nouruz ). From there, similar recipes, in which grated almonds were processed with sugar and rose water, spread in the Middle East and reached Europe in the 9th century with the Arab expansion , where they influenced European cuisine accordingly.
literature
- Gillian Riley: The Oxford Companion to Italian Food, 2007, 7
- Dan Jurafsky: The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu. WW Norton & Company, New York 2014, ISBN 978-0-393-24587-5 .
Web links
- Amaretti bianchi in the database of Culinary Heritage of Switzerland (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dan Jurafsky: Macarons, Macaroons, Macaroni. The curious history. In: Slate of March 6, 2016.
- ^ Jurafsky: The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu. P. 132.