What were the most eaten Roman desserts and why?

Question

I'm doing a research project on Roman Desserts. If you have any additional info about my topic please also comment. Thank you.

Answer 1

http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/roman/...

Answer 2

hi there hopefully this helps you out with your research project!!

Favorite desserts in Rome are :

-        Fresh fruits, especially strawberries from Nemi (a town on the out skirts of Rome)

-        Macedonia (fruit Salad)

-       Tiramisu (means "pick me up) made of mascarpone ( a very creamy soft cheese, typically made from cow's milk), ladyfingers, coffee and other ingredients depending on the home or resturant in which they are served!! (not orginally from rome).

-       Torta de la nonna (cake with custard and pine nuts)

-       Panna cotta (boiled cream), served with a variety of toppings such as berries, chocolate, and caramel

-      Profiteroles (mounds of little cream puffs drizzld with chocolate)

-     Gelato (ice cream) in flavors such as lemon, coconut, orange, pineapple, frozen and served in a container made of the skin or shell of its source.  

                    -     A traditional dessert

                    -     Much is still hand-made by individual gelateria (look for the sign "produzione propria", meaning "our own make" in the ice cream shops)

                   -      Before the cone became popular for serving ice cream (italian street vendors would serve ice cream in a small glass dish referred to as a "penny l**k" or wrapped in waxed paper and known as a hokey- pokey )

Reserved desserts (only used for specific festive occasions) are:

-       Pan giallo (a fruit and nut cake served on Christmas only)

-      Bigne di Giuseppe (fried doughnuts), filled with cream or chocolate (eaten for father's day only)

-     Maritozzi (raisin buns), traditional for Lent.

Answer 3

This is a wonderful website with great info & ancient recipes:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/ethni...