Nocciolini di Canzo

For the biscuits from Chivasso, see Nocciolini di Chivasso. For the Italian association football player, see Manuel Nocciolini.
Nocciolini di Canzo
Alternative names Nisciolitt da Cânz
Type Cookie
Place of origin Italy
Region or state Canzo (Lombardy)
Main ingredients hazelnuts, fresh egg white, sugar
Cookbook: Nocciolini di Canzo  Media: Nocciolini di Canzo

Nocciolini di Canzo ([notʃːoˈlini diˈkantso]) (Lombard: Nisciolitt da Cânz [niʃu'lĭt da'ka:nʦ]) are sweet crumbly small cookies from Canzo, in northern Italy.[1] They are recognized as a PAT of Lombardy by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.[2]

Context and preparation

Canzo is – since 18th century – a touristic town, well-known in Lombardy for its mountains, lake, fairs, history, hobbies, security, participation, and also for a saint (St. Mir) native of this town. All the surroundings of Canzo have a mainly deciduous vegetation, and hazel is the most common species of tree.

In order to satisfy tourists’ demands, the confectioners of Canzo invented a small pastry who would be able to intuitively recall the Canzese atmosphere. So they crumbled hazelnuts and – by adding sugar – they obtained a sweet hazelnut flour.

Nocciolini ingredients are local nature products: hazelnuts flour and fresh egg white.

The confection of Nocciolini consists in mixing them, shaping the granules and baking them. The granules must have, once baked, a weight of about 2 g.[3]

Appearance

The appearance of this sweet is a «gravel» of little half-spheres (2 cm diameter, 1 cm height). Their colour is beige. The taste is that of sweetened hazelnuts. The presence of hazelnuts is also dominant in the aroma. They are eaten as a snack but, for their small size, they can also be used as cake decoration. Crumbly.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ On an official site of Lombardy Region
  2. ↑ See Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 168, July 22, 2015. On the site of the Ministry (p. 46; entered on July 31, 2015).
  3. ↑ Atlas of Lombardy typical and traditional products (p. 143; entered on July 31, 2015)
  4. ↑ Atlas of Lombardy typical and traditional products (p. 143; entered on July 31, 2015)
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