Ricciarelli
A unique delight Christmas sweets of the Sienese culinay tradition, which is typically realized with almonds, sugar and egg whites, which can be enjoyed with a glass of dessert wine as Moscadello di Montalcino Vendemmia Tardiva (Late Harvest) or a glass of fine Tuscan Vin Santo. With a paste not unlike marzipan, the ricciarelli are a delicacy able to satisfy the most discerning palates and everyone who loves the sweet taste of the tradition, whose dough is just enriched by a mixture of candied and vanilla and then be baked in the oven and take the form of small lozenges slightly upturned end. They have the shape of a grain of rice, which cracked and rough surface is coated with powdered sugar and rest on a leaf host. |