Iris (pastry)
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Italian ricotta-filled pastry
TypePastry
Place of originItaly
Region or stateSicily
Main ingredientsFried pastry dough, ricotta filling
 Iris filled with ricotta and chocolate | |
| Type | Pastry |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Sicily |
| Main ingredients | Fried pastry dough, ricotta filling |
Iris is a Sicilian pastry consisting of a brioscia that is filled with a sweet and creamy filling containing ricotta cheese, coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried.[1]
Antonio Lo Verso, a pastry chef from Palermo, prepared this dessert in his café in 1901, on the occasion of the opera Iris by Pietro Mascagni.[2] His creation became so famous that it induced Lo Verso to change the name of his café to Iris. From that moment on, the Iris pastry shop became a point of reference for all the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie of Palermo who ate it for their breakfasts with coffee.[3]
References
- ↑ "Iris fritta con crema di ricotta" (in Italian). palermoviva.it. 6 February 2015.
- ↑ Ennio Tinaglia (23 February 2020). "Ti piace l'iris fritta? | L'ha inventata mio nonno" (in Italian). Live Sicilia.
- ↑ "Ricetta Iris fritta con crema di ricotta" (in Italian). Ricette di Sicilia.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iris (Sicilian pastry).
Iris (pastry) at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject
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