.jpg) Cannoli topped with chopped pistachios, candied fruit and chocolate chips sprinkled with confectioner's sugar | |
| Type | Pastry |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Sicily |
| Main ingredients | fried pastry dough, ricotta filling |
| Variations | Kannoli (Malta), Kanojët (Albania) |
Cannoli (Italian pronunciation: [kan'n?:li]; Sicilian: cannolu) are Italian pastries consisting of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta--a staple of Sicilian cuisine.[1][2] They range in size from 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) to 7.5 inches (19 cm). In mainland Italy, they are commonly known as cannoli siciliani (Sicilian cannoli).
Etymology
Cannolo is a diminutive of canna, 'cane' or 'tube'.[3]
In Italian, cannoli is grammatically plural; the corresponding singular is cannolo ([kan'n?:lo], Sicilian: cannolu), meaning "little tube". In English, cannoli is usually used as a singular, and cannolo is rare.[4]
History
Some food historians place the origins of cannoli in 827-1091 AD in Caltaniessetta, the City of Women, by the concubines of princes looking to caputre the prince's attention.[5]
Gaetano Basile merged this legend with other historical traditions to determine [6]Cannoli come from the Palermo and Messina[7] areas and were historically prepared as a treat during Carnevale season, possibly as a fertility symbol.[8] The dessert eventually became a year-round staple in Sicily.
Some similar desserts in Middle Eastern tradition include Zainab's fingers, which are filled with nuts,[9] and qanaw?t, deep fried dough tubes filled with various sweets, which were a popular pastry across the ancient Islamic world. The dish and the name may originate from the Muslim Emirate of Sicily.[10] The Minne Di Sant'Agata or Minni di Virgini, cheese filled half spheres with icing and fruit are sheped like a breast in honour of St Agatha. Feddi ru Cancillieri is a similar cream and apricot jam filled almond cookie designed to look like the rear of a leader. [11]
See also
References
- ^ Gangi, Robert (2006). "Cannoli". bestofsicily.com. Retrieved 2014.
- ^ "The Cannoli of Piana degli Albanesi". A Taste of Travel. Retrieved 2014.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2003, s.v.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2003 s.v.
- ^ "History of Sicilian Cannoli. A Sweet Mystery". JustSicily. 2017-11-14. Retrieved .
- ^ "The "spicy" history of cannoli Siciliani". Life in Italy. 2019-09-30. Retrieved .
- ^ "Scatti di gusto - 30 cannoli siciliani perfetti per un tentativo di classifica definitiva". Scatti di Gusto. Retrieved 2014.
- ^ "The Cannoli and It's Rich History | Cannoli Kitchen". 2019-03-26. Retrieved .
- ^ Michael Krondl (2011). Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert. Chicago Review Press. p. 102. ISBN 9781556529542.
- ^ Paul H. Freedman (2007). Food: The History of Taste (illustrated ed.). University of California Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780520254763.
- ^ Petroni, Agostino. "The erotic origins of Italy's most famous sweet". www.bbc.com. Retrieved .
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