Bistefani Krumiri Classic Biscuits (300g)

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Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Not Hydrogenated,Vegetable Oils, Sugar, Eggs, Glucose Fructose Syrup, Butter, Honey, Salt, Flavours. Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. Ancora uno” means “another one” in Italian: so this will be the sentence you’ll repeat in your head when you will eat these cookies! The creamy dessert tastes delicious both cold and gently warmed up in a bain-marie (warm water bath). These cookies are not only delicious on their own, but they also make the perfect accompaniment to a delightful tea time, sweet wines, liqueurs, and even the classic Spanish dessert, Crema Catalana.

Fun fact: According to various legends, the shape of Krumiri is inspired by the sovereign Vittorio Emanuele II and his famous ‘handlebar’ mustache. A night of revelry at a café that ended in confectioner Domenico Rossi’s kitchen — pure chance seems to have birthed Krumiri, Piedmont's most famous cookie. They are made without water from wheat flour, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla, in the form of a slightly bent, rough-surfaced cylinder. The sensations complement one another, and once you taste them together, you’ll realise it’s a pleasure that you will want to try again and again. Its largest city and the original capital of Italy is Turin, the bustling business and culture hub of northern Italy.Imported by Delicatezza 7 Tileyard Road, London, N7 9AH Ingredients Wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, eggs, butter, honey, salt, flavouring. The images of the products are purely indicative, the products sent may undergo changes in packaging and format.

Many say they were named after a popular liqueur of the time, but another more than possible explanation derives from a news report of the period.

Ancora uno – tre Marie Biscuits are delicious and creamy enough to fulfil your cravings for sweets and cookies at the same time. It may happen that some information may vary for reasons with do not depend on us and therefore there are differences between the data on the site and those present on the products delivered. The process may be simple, but it demands a wealth of experience and a true passion for the art of baking. The family takes care to prepare the cornmeal cookies using Rossi's original three-day artisanal method as well as to package the cookies in the traditional keepsake tin – they're an incredibly popular around Christmas.

The geography of the region generates great agricultural farm land and it is best known for its grapes and wine production. Once they are baked they are left to rest overnight, and only on the morning of the next day are they placed in the classic, unmistakeable red tins one by one. After spending an evening with friends in his local café, Domenico Rossi invited them all to his confectioner’s kitchen and there, with a little alchemy and a touch of magic, he baked the very first Krumiri.Today, the family-run company continues to create their traditional beloved treats following the same recipes. Who knows if Domenico Rossi could have imagined that Krumiri would become the symbol of his beloved town of Casale? Krumiri are a kind of biscuit which is regarded as the particular delicacy of Casale Monferrato, the city in north-west Italy where they were invented in 1878 by the confectioner Domenico Rossi. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it to be accurate, it is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label before use. Wheat flour 40%,sugar,dark chocolate 15%,(cocoa mass,sugar,butter,emulsifier: soy lecithin,vanilla natural flavour), high oleic sunflower oil 10%, stone-ground whole wheat 7%, butter,eggs 3%, starch (wheat), sweetned condensed milk (milk, sugar), whole sea salt 0,3%, raising agents (sodium hydrogen carbonate), maize starch,flavours,emulsifier: sunflower lecithin.

Don’t overlook them, dear reader,” wrote the Gazzetta di Torino newspaper in 1884, when it introduced Krumiri to the general public and invited gourmets to go and try them at the Turin Exhibition. These Krumini biscuits are made by the Bistefani brand following the ancient recipe of their master bakers. This speciality from Piedmont is a delicious accompaniment with the creamy wine mousse and is also ideal for dunking. The strips of dough are cut by hand into small portions with a special cutter and each one is bent by hand into the traditional moustache shape, just like Victor Emanuel II’s moustache. Mix the butter with the powdered sugar and egg yolks, then add the flour and cornmeal, a pinch of salt and the seeds scraped from the vanilla pod.The location was the Oval Lingotto exhibition center in the city during Gourmet Expoforum, the largest area ever to accommodate the competition with its 1300 seating capacity. The Krumiri recipe has never changed: the same ingredients as always, the same proportions as always. In the space of just a few years they reached the Italian President’s Palace, the Italian Parliament, and even headed overseas to the White House, where they have been appreciated by presidents, famous actors, showbiz stars and Nobel prize winners.