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viaggiandomangiando

Ethnic cooking and world travel blog.

  • Floating Islands (France)

    Floating Islands (France)

    Floating Islands: a spectacular French dessert consisting of a quenelle of sugared egg whites set…

  • Frixuelos (Spain)

    Frixuelos (Spain)

    Frixuelos, the Spanish crepes typical of the Asturian carnival, served with honey, sugar, and apple…

  • Linzer Torte (Austria)

    Linzer Torte (Austria)

    Linzer Torte, the traditional Austrian cake with the typical diamond lattice: a hazelnut shortcrust pastry…

  • Baghrir (Algeria)

    Baghrir (Algeria)

    Baghrir Berber crêpe widespread throughout the Maghreb made with: semolina and/or flour, yeast, salt and…

  • Fitoura (Greece)

    Fitoura (Greece)

    Fitoura, the semolina-based sweet from Zakynthos, typical of the island’s celebrations, fried and served with…

  • Galaktoboureko (Greece)

    Galaktoboureko (Greece)

    Galaktoboureko is a Greek, Syrian, and Turkish dessert made with semolina custard flavored with lemon…

  • Wine and Raisin Cookies (Greece)

    Wine and Raisin Cookies (Greece)

    Greek wine and raisin cookies are typical of the island of Zakynthos, fasting cookies with…

  • Curau de milho (Brazil)

    Curau de milho (Brazil)

    Sweet and creamy Curau de milho, of African origin, with corn (milho), cow’s milk or…

  • Filhos de Carnaval (Brazil)

    Filhos de Carnaval (Brazil)

    Filhos de Carnaval: Brazilian carnival sweet, a sweet fritter dipped in sugar syrup.

  • Daan Tat (China)

    Daan Tat (China)

    Daan Tat, the Chinese egg tart, here in the Hong Kong and Canton version, served…