Tiramisu

The taste of paradise

Tiramisu is an elegant and rich layered Italian dessert made with delicate ladyfinger cookies, espresso or instant espresso, mascarpone cheese, eggs, sugar, Marsala wine, rum and cocoa powder. Through the grouping of these diverse ingredients, an intense yet refined dish emerges. The delicate flavor of layers of mascarpone and Italian custard are contrasted with the darkly robust presence of espresso and sharpness of cocoa powder. Among the most popular Italian desserts, tiramisu is undoubtedly number one.

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10 interesting facts about Tiramisu

1. Italian-language dictionary traces the first printed mention of Tiramisu to 1980.
2. There is evidence of a tiremesù, a semi-frozen dessert, served in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, since 1938. This may be the name’s origin.
3. The recipe for Tiramisu may have originated as a variation of another layered dessert, Zuppa Inglese (English Soup)
4. Tiramisu first became popular in America in San Francisco during the 1990s. From there, its popularity began to spread across the country.
5. The biggest Tiramisu was 6,646 lbs, or 3,015 kg, and was prepared in Gemona del Friuli, Italy, on May 25, 2015.
6. Some say the dessert was used as an aphrodisiac in brothels.
7. In 2013, The Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano in 2013 requested Tiramisu for his birthday while he was in orbit. Turin chef, Davide Scabin, created a dehydrated Tiramisu just for him.
8. In China, Tiramisu is the most clicked Italian word on the internet.
9. Recently, March 21 was declared Tiramisu Day
10. Tiramisu literally translates to ‘pick me up’ or ‘lift me up’. Probably in reference to the espresso used in the recipe.

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