"Spanish bread." A light sponge cake made with yeast, similar to a brioche, with almonds and crystallised fruit, often flavoured with fennel seeds and sometimes with honey and rum. Sometimes used as the base for desserts such as tiramisù.
Pan di Zucchero is a cabbage-like variety of endive (US: chicory) with rather upright, green lobed leaves and self blanching heart inside a long, tight head. It is widely used in Italy.
A Christmas cake from Genoa, sweetened and made with yeast, and filled with dried vine fruits, candied fruits, particularly citron, pine nuts and fennel seeds. You may see this as either one or two words. It is domed in shape.
A Christmas cake from Genoa, sweetened and made with yeast, and filled with dried vine fruits, candied fruits, particularly citron, pine nuts and fennel seeds. You may see this as either one or two words. It is domed in shape.
"Golden bread." French bread. Bread soaked in egg and then fried. It may also be coated with slices of cheese, particularly mozzarella. You may also see this written as two words, "pan dorato"
