cannoli
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What Sacher torte is to Vienna, or kouign-amann to Brittany, or cannoli to Sicily, knafeh Nabulseyeh is to Nablus.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Take the cannoli – unless your host indicate otherwise.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2023
Eventually, traditions also became melded together to produce the current Americanized image of pan-Italian food that ranges from pizza to cannoli, which are both regional in Italy.
From National Geographic • Jul. 26, 2023
On a recent day in Caffè Sicilia in Noto, Sicily, the feet of three different people stood in a single “Keep Safe Distance” circle as they clamored over cannoli.
From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022
They would maybe stop at Ortelli’s Bakery and see if they could sweet-talk Mrs. Ortelli into giving them a free creamy cannoli or crunchy biscotti.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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5th Grade World Cuisine, List 1
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