Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Producer: Masini
Established in 1929 "Pietro Masini" represent nowadays one of the most important and solid realities of the whole Tuscan confectionery industry.
Still owned by the Masini Family, the company bases its productive philosophy on the thoughtful utilization of genuine and carefully selected raw materials.
Their production facilities are located in Lastra a Signa, in the proximity of Florence. The factory is equipped with modern, reliable installations ensuring high productivity and constant high quality in the finished product. This guarantees maximum reliability and customers’ satisfaction both in terms of quality and of delivery.
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.
Crisp? Italian macaroons
Sugar?, Bitter apricot? kernels, Egg? white, Fine wheat flour?, Corn flour, Vegetable oils (refined and hydrogenated), Flavours?.
Pack Size: 200g
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