Friday, February 24, 2017

Cornetti and expresso

 In Italy, however, there's a long-standing and widely embraced traditional morning meal of an espresso or a cappuccino paired with a buttery pastry, often eaten standing up at a bar or seated at a sidewalk table.
http://www.eater.com/2015/12/10/9886540/italian-cafe-breakfast-coffee-cornetto

Italian breakfast, and why a cornetto isn’t a croissant

Cornetto, saccottino and cappucino at Baylon Cafe, Trastevere, Rome
A cornetto (“little horn”) is not a croissant (French for “crescent”)


Italian croissants are called "Cornetto" or in plural form "Cornetti". 
The body is a little different from that of French origin, a bit more dense and brioche-like, and decidedly sweeter. They can be enjoyed plain, filled, or sandwiched with various sweet treats, jam, cream, nutella etc. Having one of them with a strong cafè (espresso) is the winning combination for Italian breakfasts for many

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