Mostaccioli

Typical roman sweets part 2
I Mostaccioli
Usually eaten: Christmas time

Here are the famous MOSTACCIOLI

The roman “MOSTACCIOLI”, have their origin in the ancient roman empire, as usual!

They were offered during the so called in latin "Sponsali" (marriage), the bride used to offer them to people as the modern “confetti” (bon bon).

There are 2 places were we usually buy them.

One is the pastry placed in the Ghetto between Via del Portico di Ottavia and Piazza delle 5 Scole and the second is a pastry placed in Trastevere neighborhood in Via del Moro, 37 .

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Pangiallo Romano

Typical roman sweets part 1

Il Pangiallo Romano

Usually eaten: Christmas time

The “pangiallo”, better known as “pangiallo romano”, is a typical roman sweet, which has its origins in the ancient Rome and more precisely during the imperial age.
It was, indeed, one of those sweets that were donated to people during the celebration of winter solstice to facilitate the return of the sun. Traditionally pangiallo was obtained through the mixture of dried fruit, honey and candied citron, which was subsequently cooked and covered with a layer of egg batter. Even durino the ancient times up to the most recent, during the preparation of the “pangiallo romano” the housewife used to put dried kernels of typical summer fruit as apricots and plums instead of the most expensive almonds and hazelnuts. The typical pangiallo romano has undergone to several transformations over the centuries due to the expansion of territorial boundaries. In the modern reinterpretation of the pangiallo romano are now added, to the traditional recipe, the following products: almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, walnuts, raisins and pistachios.

When you go to the Vatican take a few minutes walk to visit this shop and buy the typical pangiallo romano: Via tacito 78

(the link show you the distance from the Vatican square to the shop)

Bacco - tabacco - e Venere

A Latin proverb says: ""Venerem sine Libero et Cerere frigere"

It sounds more or less as:"Without Bacchus (God of wine) and Ceres (god of food), Venus (Godness of love) cools"

Herodotus tells that during the ancient time Greeks used to bring a little statue in a small wooden coffin at the end of their meal showing it to all guests saying: "Look, drink and enjoy because once dead,you'll be like him!"
Fortunately today none of us goes around showing certain things :-/ but the meaning is absolutely clear....

CIN CIN !!

Here is an address that might interest you ....mmmm....it could interest me too!

May be we'll meet there sooner or later!