Cannoli
Cannoli is a traditional Italian dessert that consists of fried pastry shells filled with sweetened ricotta cheese or a similar filling. Cannoli are popular in southern Italy, particularly Sicily and Apulia.
The word "cannolo" comes from the Greek kántholos (κάνθολος), meaning "a reed". This may be related to the fact that the pastry tube used to make cannoli resembles a piece of hollow cane or reed.
Cannoli are also known as sfinge alla Siciliana (Sicilian horn), sfingi (singular: sfinge) in Sicily and it is also called sfogliatella in Calabria, as well as sfoglia di latte in Basilicata.
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The origin of Cannoli
The origin of cannoli is unknown, but it is believed that they were brought over to Sicily by Arabs who occupied the island from 827 to 1091. Cannoli were originally made with ricotta cheese and candied fruit. In the 19th century, sfogliatelle (cannoli shells) were introduced to ensure that no one was left out on the holiday treats during Lent.
Cannoli can be found in two different types: classic and Sicilian. Classic cannolis have tubes that are rolled out and filled while Sicilian cannolis are formed into tubes by hand and then fried in hot oil before being filled.
Types of Cannoli
Cannoli is a traditional Italian dessert that consists of a pastry shell filled with sweetened ricotta cheese. The cannoli is sometimes served with a sweet wine called marsala, but it can also be eaten plain or dipped in chocolate or cinnamon.
The name "cannoli" comes from the Italian word for tube.
Cannolis were originally made by monks in Sicily, who used phyllo dough to make the pastry shells. They stuffed them with ricotta cheese and fried them in hot oil. It wasn't until 1920 that cannolis were introduced to New York City by Sicilian immigrants who had brought their recipe with them.