Panpepato or Pepper Bread Christmas delice

Though the origins of Panpepato aren’t certain one theory is that Sister Berta adapted a Panforte recipe when Siena was under siege and instead of using fresh fruit, she used more readily available dried fruits. Panpepato is rumored to have strong aphrodisiac qualities and has the ability to stop couples from arguing, two very good [...]

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Persimmon Tarte Tatin, Crème Fraîche – Tatin di cachi

Via - Marcello’s Kitchen Persimmon is a most understood fruit. Those who “hate” persimmon probably do so as a result of a confusion between fuyu and hachiya varieties. If you attempted to eat an unripe hachiya, that is certainly the cause of your disgust. An unripe hiachya is super-tannic and can taste like chalk or bark. [...]

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