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This website will teach you the history, the recipe, and even my opinion about Tiramisu. So prepare to get hungry!


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Here are some facts about Tiramisu

  1. Tiramisu has grown so popular that it was designated an international food holiday in 2017, World Tiramisu Day, which is celebrated around the world on March 21st each year ever since.

  2. Modern recreations of this Italian dessert, the tiramisu, are surprisingly good too! It is the same concept just switch up the types of cookies, dippings and creamy layers. Pavesini, Savoiardi or sponge cake can be dipped in liquids like Marsala, rum,amaretto, limoncello,brandy or fruit juices topped with creamy alternatives to mascarpone such as flavored whipped cream, yogurt, or ricotta. Some completely scrap the espresso so the kiddies and picky eaters do not miss out and use fruit instead, and for even more of a wow factor, others use grated chocolate instead of cocoa powder to top it off.

  3. The record of the largest tiramisu is 3,015 Kg which was prepared in Gemona del Friuli, Italy, on the 25 May 2015. This unbelievable creation used a total of 350 kg zabaione cream, 750 lt coffee,625 kg mascarpone,625 kg cream,450 kg savoiardi biscuits,250 kg sugar,25 kg cocoa and last but not least 25 kg whipped cream.

  4. The longest tiramisu, prepared by Galbani Santa Lucia in Milan, Italy on March 16th 2019, measures 273.50 m. The tiramisu was created by students of the Milan cooking school run by Chef Stefano Callegaro, who won season four of Masterchef Italia.

  5. Tiramisu is that popular that it, like many other Italian dishes, has become an international term. It has been confirmed that tiramisu is now recognised as an Italian gastronomic term in 23 different languages and is the most searched italian word in China.

  6. Tiramisu has even made it into space! On a mission to the International Space Station in 2013, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano requested a special menu. A dehydrated tiramisu from Turin chef Davide Scabin of the Combal.

Hope you enjoyed some of these facts!