Praline almonds

Le mandorle pralinate - Articoli - Zig Italia
Italian cuisine is famous for its delicious desserts, and especially during the Christmas holidays, tradition offers us countless varieties of sweets to share at the table with friends and family. Among them, pralined almonds are a must-have Christmas treat. Let's find out together why they're called "mother-in-law sleepers." Who doesn't remember the smell of amusement parks, village festivals, or Christmas markets? That sugary scent that wafts through the air and inebriates our senses comes precisely from peanuts and pralined almonds. Praline almonds originated in the villages of northern Italy, although they have now spread throughout the country. They are a classic dessert at fairs and during the Christmas holidays: they are almonds cooked in sugar and can also be flavored with lemon and cinnamon or, for a more indulgent version, with chocolate. The names given to Praline almonds throughout Italy are very bizarre: in Puglia they call them mandorle terrete because “attorrate” in ancient Italian means to toast, in Abruzzo they call them i sassi d'Abruzzo because they resemble small pebbles, and in central Italy they call them addormenta-suocere. Let's start by saying that almonds have always played a leading role in popular culture. Already in the Middle Ages, they were a hangover cure and an aphrodisiac. Our ancestors gave almonds at baptisms and communions—they're practically the original confetti—to wish children a prosperous life. Almonds are used in the preparation of delicious sweets. It was in central Italy that "sleeping mothers-in-law" originated: almonds covered in sugar or chocolate for Renaissance fairs and games with knights and ladies. "Sleeping mothers-in-law" are in fact part of the confectionery tradition of Umbria and Tuscany. During the Palio horse races, the stalls selling praline almonds are always crowded, and it's a well-known custom to bring them to the mother-in-law. But why do caramelized almonds have such a peculiar name? Because older people, unable to bite into the sweet treat due to their few teeth, let the sugar melt in their mouths. This prevented mothers-in-law from using their long tongues: to enjoy the almonds, they had to remain silent for a long time, an activity that caused women to fall asleep and thus save their fiancés from yet another third degree. Even today in Tuscany, mother-in-law sleepers are the ideal gift for the mother-in-law, who, to enjoy them, must speak little and remain silent until she falls asleep. So, if you too want a remedy to keep your mother-in-law from interfering in your business, you can give her ZIG praline almonds.
Pralined Almonds
Pralined Almonds Pack of 1000 g
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