Melgab International CC

The distinctive small cookies called amaretti^? (translated: "a tiny bit bitter"), may be packaged in boxes, loose in clear bags, or come wrapped in pairs in flowerlike tissues, echoing one romantic legend of their origin. This tells of how a young baker and his lovely fiancée had invented the cookies in the 1700's as a gift to the visiting Cardinal of Milan. Though it was customary to present the Cardinal with cakes or sweets, the town's scant food supplies could not feed the prelate's huge entourage; so the lovers quickly gathered sacks of almonds, sugar^?, eggs and flour^?, and baked scores of shiny and chewy biscuits. The appreciative Cardinal and his numerous followers soon became regular customers. Three generations later, when the delicious almond liqueur^? Amaretto was invented, amaretti incorporated this taste^?. Sprinkled with diamond-like sugar crystals, amaretti today lend special enjoyment after meals to tables all around the world, and are especially delicious when dipped in red wine.

Excellent with red/dessert wines, espresso^?/coffee, cappuccino, tea or ice-cream^?.

Born in the Tuscan countryside, these tasty biscuits were spread all over the world by the textile merchants of Prato, who were accustomed to offering them as gifts during their business travels. "Biscotti^? di Prato" is the original name of this speciality, known also as "Cantuccini alla Mandorla".

Excellent on their own, for breakfast with espresso^? Coffee, cappuccino or (traditionally) dunked in Vin^? Santo^? after a meal.

These biscotti^? are traditionally enjoyed together with a good glass of Vin^? Santo^?. Any other dessert wine will also go well. And although it is common Tuscan tradition to dip the cookie into the Vin Santo, the creators of these two products have expressed a desire for this to not occur, saying each product has its own unique taste^? which should be enjoyed.... together but not together.

Excellent on their own, for breakfast with espresso^? Coffee, cappuccino or (traditionally) dunked in Vin^? Santo^? after a meal.

These biscotti^? are traditionally enjoyed together with a good glass of Vin^? Santo^?. Any other dessert wine will also go well. And although it is common Tuscan tradition to dip the cookie into the Vin Santo, the creators of these two products have expressed a desire for this to not occur, saying each product has its own unique taste^? which should be enjoyed.... together but not together.

Excellent on their own, for breakfast with espresso^? Coffee, cappuccino or (traditionally) dunked in Vin^? Santo^? after a meal.

These biscotti^? are traditionally enjoyed together with a good glass of Vin^? Santo^?. Any other dessert wine will also go well. And although it is common Tuscan tradition to dip the cookie into the Vin Santo, the creators of these two products have expressed a desire for this to not occur, saying each product has its own unique taste^? which should be enjoyed.... together but not together.

Excellent on their own, for breakfast with espresso^? Coffee, cappuccino or (traditionally) dunked in Vin^? Santo^? after a meal.

These biscotti^? are traditionally enjoyed together with a good glass of Vin^? Santo^?. Any other dessert wine will also go well. And although it is common Tuscan tradition to dip the cookie into the Vin Santo, the creaters of these two products have expressed a desire for this to not occur, saying each product has its own unique tastes which should be enjoyed.... together but not together.

Excellent on their own, for breakfast with espresso^? coffee or (traditionally) dunked in Vin^? Santo^? after a meal.