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David Azrael's avatar

The cannoli reigns supreme for me. I like them even when they're mediocre and love them when they're done right. Out of curiosity, how does a pastaciotto compare with a pasteis de nata?

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Elissa Suh's avatar

great question and a comparison i didn't make. the pastaciotto is less sweet and the pastry cream feels thicker. the main difference though is the short butter crust instead of flaky pastry, so the overall effect is, well, drier and more sturdy. a utensil is often handy!

i'm with you on the cannoli.

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David Azrael's avatar

I’ll have to seek one out and try for myself! A quick google search is what inspired the question but the dough did look thicker. Fingers crossed the one good Italian bakery in Portland will have them…

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Max Cea's avatar

No maritozzi???

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Elissa Suh's avatar

Bread & Salt aside, I have rarely seen it in a old school pastry case, stateside! If you know a place, I must go.

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Max Cea's avatar

I rarely see it here too. Been wondering why that is. It should be easy and simple enough to make and who doesn’t like a brioche with cream? Lol

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Elissa Suh's avatar

Would rank maybe around 6. Only because I’m partial to ricotta or pastry cream a little more if you couldn’t tell haha

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Mia Billetdeaux's avatar

Perhaps fittingly, I don’t know the name of my two favorites: lemon ricotta with rainbow nonpareils & marzipan rolled in toasted almonds. We get these from the local Italian bakery in Baltimore which sees no need to name them.

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Elissa Suh's avatar

i *think* those are wedding cookies and amaretti respectively. in all hoonesty I think I would eat anything with a nonpareil.

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Mia Billetdeaux's avatar

If this week in Chicago chipping away at the mystery cookie plate is any indication, same, Elissa, same.

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ET's avatar

Sfogliatelle are so good and therefore much more disappointing when bad!! but a bad cannoli is still good. Also not that surprised abt nosferatu but still going to see it this week lol. Dave eggers rlly has me in a chokehold

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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11am Saturday's avatar

Ah didn't vibe with Babygirl either. Felt a bit like it was made for TikTok?

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