Nocciolini di Canzo
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| Alternative name(s) | Nisciolitt da Cânz |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Canzo (Lombardy) |
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| Type | Cookie |
| Main ingredient(s) | hazelnuts, fresh egg white, sugar |
Nocciolini di Canzo ([notʃːoˈlini diˈkantso]) (Lombard: Nisciolitt da Cânz [niʃu'lĭt da'ka:nʦ]) are sweet crumbly small cookies from Canzo, in northern Italy.[1] They are recognized as a PAT of Lombardy by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.[2]
Context and preparation
Canzo is – since 18th century – a touristic town, well-known in Lombardy for its mountains, lake, fairs, history, hobbies, security, participation, and also for a saint (St. Mir) native of this town. All the surroundings of Canzo have a mainly deciduous vegetation, and hazel is the most common species of tree.
In order to satisfy tourists’ demands, the confectioners of Canzo invented a small pastry who would be able to intuitively recall the Canzese atmosphere. So they crumbled hazelnuts and – by adding sugar – they obtained a sweet hazelnut flour.
Nocciolini ingredients are local nature products: hazelnuts flour and fresh egg white.
The confection of Nocciolini consists in mixing them, shaping the granules and baking them. The granules must have, once baked, a weight of about 2 g.[3]
Appearance
The appearance of this sweet is a «gravel» of little half-spheres (2 cm diameter, 1 cm height). Their colour is beige. The taste is that of sweetened hazelnuts. The presence of hazelnuts is also dominant in the aroma. They are eaten as a snack but, for their small size, they can also be used as cake decoration. Crumbly.[4]
See also
- Canzo
- Vespetrò
- Canzo – Cuisine
- List of cookies
- Lombard cuisine
- List of Italian desserts and pastries
References
- ↑ On an official site of Lombardy Region
- ↑ See Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 168, July 22, 2015. On the site of the Ministry (p. 46; entered on July 31, 2015).
- ↑ Atlas of Lombardy typical and traditional products (p. 143; entered on July 31, 2015)
- ↑ Atlas of Lombardy typical and traditional products (p. 143; entered on July 31, 2015)
