14 August 2012

inside the pasticceria


While in Palermo, we stopped by the Antica Pasticceria Mazzara.  A pasticceria, as evidenced by these photos, is a pastry shop.  This one was started in 1909, so it earned the antica title.  All these amazing dolci and all I had room for in my stomach was a granita, or shaved ice.  The rest can be enjoyed in photo format here. 

On the far left, coppetta gelo di melone, or cup of watermelon gelatin, a traditional Sicilian dessert.

Marzipan.

More marzipan.

Slices of gelato di campagna, a nougat candy.

Gelato!

Granite, or shaved ice.  Limone - lemon.  Fragola - strawberry.  Caffè - coffee.  Arancia - orange.  Menta - mint.  Mandorla - almond, like amaretto.

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