The famous Italian pastry chef, the inventor of tiramisu, passed away

2024-07-29 16:47:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The famous Italian pastry chef, the inventor of tiramisu, passed away
Roberto 'Loli' Linguanotto

Roberto 'Loli' Linguanotto, the Italian pastry chef credited with inventing the iconic tiramisu dessert, died on Sunday aged 81.

Dubbed the 'father of tiramisu', Linguanotto died in Italy after a long battle with an unspecified illness.

The famous pastry chef created the famous dessert in the early 1970s while working at Alle Beccherie, a popular restaurant in Treviso, northern Italy.

The dessert has several origin stories, including one that says Linguanotto accidentally dropped mascarpone into a bowl of sugar and eggs.

According to locals, Linguanotto then perfected the recipe for the coffee-flavored dessert with the help of Alba di Pillo-Campeol, wife of Alle Beccherie's owner, Ado Campeol.

Made with just six ingredients, eggs, savoiardi, sugar, mascarpone, coffee and cocoa, the dessert was originally christened 'Tirame Sù'.


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