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Lesson Introduction
Some restaurant owners are very particular about what their customers order. And in a place like Italy where food is as important as it is, you can only imagine the strict expectations of people in its food industry! You'll also learn all about a typical (mouthwatering) Italian dessert today.
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lvalmoria says
October 31, 2008
I'm still working my way through the Newbie lessons so please correct me I get this wrong, but:
Amo il tiramisu. Il cibo del tiramisu è sempre un'esperienza sensitiva.
I love tiramisu; eating tiramisu is always such a sensory experience.
Is it appropriate to use 'amore' for food?? Anyway, friend and I are on a lifelong mission to try out every single tiramisu on the planet. If nothing else, it's a good excuse to sit back and savour dessert :)
Thanks so much for this lesson!
marianneloffredo says
La Ricetta per Tiramisu 36 ladyfingers (Balocco brand) 450 g. marscapone cheese 5 egg yolks 1 whipped egg white 150 g. sugar 12 cups of coffee (about) 1 small glass of liquor (rum is good) Powdered plain cocoa Beat eggs with sugar until frothy; stir in cheese and mix. Add whipped egg white, then liquor. Mix until creamy. Spread a layer of cream in baking dish; dip each ladyfinger in coffee quickly; and place on top of cream layer. Add second layer of cream, more coffee dipped ladyfingers; top off with more cream and sprinkle cocoa. Refrigerate at least 3 hours (overnight is best).October 31, 2008
reinhard084 says
November 1, 2008
Is the word 'volevo' when I want to express a very polite wish generally used? I spoke to an Italian friend from the North of Italy, and she claimed she never heard it used in this context.
ragazzoaustriaco says
November 1, 2008
Ciao reinhard084!
I think the word you mean is vorrei - I'd like. Volevo is the imperfect tense of volere. There is also a podcast regarding "vorrei":
Newbie - Vorrei
anna8 says
November 1, 2008
Ciao ragazzi,
"Pull me up"? Che burlone è il Signor Guido --- tale padre, tale figlio, eh? What a joker Mr. Guido is -- like father, like son, huh?
Ivalmoria, hai ragione, il tiramisù è cibo degli dei! You're right, tiramisu is the food of the gods :-)
billkaulitzlover says
November 1, 2008
@marianneloffredo, Grazie per la ricetta!
reinhard084 says
November 1, 2008
Thanks, Ragazzoaustriaco. However, in the Tiramisu lesson the word 'volevo' is used in this context, and I have also read in some book some time ago that 'volevo' can be used as a very polite form. I would like to know whether 'volevo' is actually used (in the whole of Italy) as a polite alternative to 'vorrei', or not.
bu6oof says
November 7, 2008
I want to know what is new about this program and what way.
caritoitalo says
November 17, 2008
vorrei mangiare un tiramisu in Italia, presto!!!!!!!!!!