Listen & Learn Italian Sicilian Cannoli

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What is a Sicilian Cannoli? A Cannoli is a form of pastry that originated on the enchanting island of Sicily in the south of Italy.

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Sicilian Cannoli is, together with the Cassata, the most representative and famous Italian dessert of Sicily, in Italy and in the world.

The cannoli was once made only during Carnival time in Sicily, particularly in the areas of Palermo and Messina.

What is Sicilian Cannoli?

Crunchy on the outside, with a delicately sweet and creamy centre, they are so delicious that, once tried, you won’t stop eating.

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If you want to try your best, of course, you need to go to Sicily where they fill the cannoli only when they are ready to eat to preserve the crunchy on the outside.

They are made with a light and fluffy ricotta inside mixed with pistachios, chocolate, orange zest, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Here is a text you can read to learn more about the famous Italian Sicilian Cannoli dessert with an English translation.

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rappresentativi representative decorato decorated pistacchi : pistachios tritati: chopped scorza d’arancia candita: candied orange zest sbriciolati: crumbled austero: stark approccio: approach cromatico: chromatic palato: palate gustativa: taste sensoriale sensory prorompono: burst

Transcription

I cannoli sono sicuramente uno dei dolci più rappresentativi della tradizione siciliana.

E’ possibile capire se un cannolo è stato fatto a Palermo o Catania a seconda di come è decorato.

A Catania si usano i pistacchi tritati; a Palermo preferiscono la scorza d’arancia candita.

Questi straordinari dolci siciliani sono ricchi di colore e hanno un design elaborato.

I famosi cannoli, sono dei tubi di pasta ripieni di ricotta zuccherata rifiniti con frutta candita, pezzi di cioccolato o pistacchi sbriciolati.

A partire dal loro aspetto fino agli ingredienti utilizzati per farcirli, i cannoli ricordano questa terra generosa.

Simile all’Etna, il simbolo della Sicilia, con il suo aspetto austero e irregolare, anche il guscio del cannolo presenta un’irregolarità derivante dalla fase di cottura.

I canditi, le mandorle e i pistacchi non solo danno un tocco in più alla decorazione del prodotto, ma costituiscono l’approccio tipico, gustoso e cromatico al ripieno che con il primo morso, a contatto con il palato, arriva nella bocca in un’esplosione di sapori.

Un Cannolo Siciliano non è solo un’esperienza gustativa e sensoriale ma un modo per apprezzare questa terra ed i suoi prodotti. Un dolce vulcano dal quale prorompono profumi, sapori e colori della Sicilia.

TRANSLATION

Cannoli are certainly one of the most representative pastries of Sicilian tradition.

You can tell whether a cannolo was made in Palermo or Catania depending on how it is decorated.

In Catania, they use chopped pistachios; in Palermo, they prefer candied orange zest.

Sicily’s extraordinary pastries are rich in colour and elaborately designed.

The famous cannoli are pastry tubes filled with sweetened ricotta and sometimes finished off with candied fruit, chocolate pieces or crumbled pistachios, which are found pretty much everywhere.

Starting from their appearance up to the ingredients used to fill them, cannoli bring to mind this generous Land.

Similar to Etna, the symbol of Sicily, with its stark and irregular appearance, the shell of the cannolo also has an unevenness derived from the cooking stage.

The candied fruit, almonds, and pistachios not only provide an additional touch to the decoration of the product, but they constitute the initial, typical, tasty and chromatic approach to the filling that with the first bite, in contact with the palate, explodes in the mouth in an eruption of flavours.

A Sicilian Cannolo is not only a taste and sensory experience but a way to appreciate a land and its products. A sweet volcano from which burst out the fragrances, flavours and colours of Sicily.

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