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Amaretti di Saronno
Legend says that these crispy bittersweet cookies were invented some three centuries ago when the Cardinal of Milan visited the town of Saronno in Italy. Two young lovers, Giuseppe and Osolina, presented him with sweets made from a mixture of sugar, apricot kernels and egg whites, wrapped in pairs, which symbolized their love.
The Cardinal was very pleased with the gift, so he gave his blessings to the couple, who got married and lived happily ever after. Although the name amaretti di Saronno is often generically used for any crispy amaretto cookie, the exclusive right to produce these airy Lombardian cookies under that name is in the hands of the Lazzaroni family.
WHERE TO EAT The best Amaretti di Saronno in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Dorie Greenspan and 4 other food critics.
"The most famous of these cookies is the brand Lazzaroni Amaretti di Saronno. Lazzaroni amaretti come in a distinctive red-and-white box or tin, and the cookies are wrapped in colored tissue paper. Each paper holds two dome-shaped cookies and I refer to them as double amaretti."
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Recommended by Rachel Roddy and 2 other food critics.
"Crisp, brittle domes the colour of toffee that shatter and then melt in your mouth."
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