TIRA-MI-SU

I decided to take you on a food tour around the world and we will start with the famous "Tiramisu". 

It is expected that Tiramisu is a French dessert because many people say it in a French accent while surprisingly it is an Italian dessert. Tiramisu is an Italian dessert that is made of lady fingers dipped in coffee then, a mixture of eggs , sugar , mascarpone cheese , heavy whipping cream and espresso are layered above the lady fingers then at the end, cocoa powder is sprinkled on the top of the dessert. But today, I won't talk about this delicious recipe before you get to know about some interesting stories and facts about this dessert. I have always been wondering what is the meaning of the word Tiramisu until I found out that it means "Cheer me up" and history was right, this dessert really cheers me up and makes me the happiest on earth. 

Tiramisu was invented by an Italian food legend who was called "Ado Campeol". Ado created his first Tiramisu in 1928 and it was created in his restaurant "Le Beccherie" in Treviso. That's why because of this dessert, Ado was named "The Father of Tiramisu" but, this dessert wasn't firstly created by him, It was actually created by his wife and the chef of his restaurant. 

There are a lot of stories and a lot of legends about this dessert, some are normal and some are really weird. One of the weirdest legends ever that people did believe about this dessert is that it was created by a lady who owns a pleasure house in the center of Treviso and she decided to make this dessert for men to help solve their problems and feel more active when they return to their wives at home and that's why they say that Tiramisu has a sexy history. 

 Many people around the world enjoy eating Tiramisu and its recipe was developed in many countries but no one ever wondered why do Italians eat this dessert from the beginning? It was believed that Tiramisu was eaten by Italians in order to honor the Count that had been tested a lot and had many attempts to unify Italy so, they decided to eat this dessert in order to lift his spirits up.

After knowing all of these stories, we must know the recipe of this amazing and interesting dessert.

The original recipe of the famous "Tiramisu" is as I said before and many Italians prefer putting wine or rum in it. As an Egyptian, I have to add my own touch in this dessert. I start by putting 200 gm of cream cheese instead of the mascarpone cheese and I don't put any eggs in the recipe then, I add 500 ml of smooth whipping cream and I mix them together. After that, I can add 45 gm of powdered cream in the mixture if it is still creamy and doesn't have a texture then , I add a shot of espresso in the mixture and after all is set, I add a can of condensed milk and I stir it with a spatula so, the air can go inside the mixture. Then, I prepare my biscuits and soak them in espresso and put them in a Pyrex and add a layer of the mixture on them then, I repeat this process another time and I finish them with a sprinkle of cocoa powder on top of the dessert. Last thing is that I put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours in order for all the biscuits to soak on the mixture then it is ready to be served.

After knowing about all these stories and this delicious recipe, you need to try it and give me your feedbacks on it.