Presnitz
Presnitz is a traditional Trieste cake specialty made from a roll of puff pastry with a filling of chopped walnuts and almonds , finely chopped dried figs , plums and apricots , pine nuts , raisins , chocolate , sugar , cinnamon , cloves and rum . The ingredients can vary.
history
Pellegrino Artusi , the founder of the Italian national cuisine , referred to the Presnitz as dolce di tedescheria - "dessert of the Germans (countries)" - and thus pointed to its Austrian origin.
Legend has it that the pastry was invented in 1832 at a Trieste baking competition on the occasion of the visit of Empress Sisi , and that Presnitz was an Italian corruption of the Princess' price . However, the fact that Sisi was born five years later speaks against the truthfulness of the beautiful legend. In fact, the word is an adaptation of the Slovenian word presnec .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (“Traditional Agricultural Food Product”) of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region within the meaning of Article 8 of the Legislative Decree of April 30, 1998, No. 173
- ^ Il Sansoni: Dizionario German-Italian Italiano-Tedesco , online at Corriere della Sera , accessed on April 18, 2009
- ^ A b “Presnitz e la festa imperiale” on Taccuini storici - rivista multimediale di alimentazione e tradizioni , accessed on April 18, 2009
- ^ Treccani La cultura Italiana , (Italian)