The Cannoli Appreciation thread !

They are truly great.

 

Yes.

 

Yes, and for that I hate you

Another reason I miss living an hour and half away from NYC. Finding good cannoli's or in Florida is like growing oranges in Central Park

 

Nice one. I wonder if all the youngin's here will make the connection??

 

Hey, you talkin' bout me? I played bass in the San Francisco production of Tony & Tina's Wedding and my character's name was Carlo Cannoli.

Wally

 

ROFL!!!!!!!

That's the FIRST thing I thought of when I saw the title of the thread!

 

Dirty dirty.

 

yes, they HAVE to be fresh. If not they can be a very dissapointing experience.

 

I LOVE cannolis except I can't really eat them anymore since I recently developed lactose intolerance.


To everyone else: ricotta or custard filling?

 

Once at work I recall having a real jones for cannoli, and almost went to the local bakery to get one. Then I remembered that I was playing at one of the best Italian places in town that very night and decided it could wait.

(MM - if you're in the DC area - Pistone's Italian Inn in Falls Church VA, Seven Corners at VA route 7 and US 50. Highly highly recommended.)

 

people here make a big deal about Mike's Bakery in the North End. but that's a tourist trap (altho' they do make some awesome cannolis).
apparently, the best cannolis in boston are right around the corner from Mike's...the name escapes me now, dangit.

ricotta all the way.

 

Mmmmmmmm cannoli's are DELICIOUS!

Ever had a mini cannoli? Even better since they are almost bite size!

 

Modern pastry?

That's right down the street from Mike's. I'm sure there are better cannolis in the north end in some of the smaller bakeries and shops.

My Mom is Italian and her family grew up on custard-filled cannolis, which I used to prefer when I could eat them. I still think they're one of the greatest deserts ever invented.

I actually work at an Italian specialty foods store and we make good cannolis (among other things). They're rather easy to make.

 

A Cannoli appreciation thread??????????
I'm sorry you guys live soooooooo far from here because ... ehm ... I live in Catania - Sicily, that (for those of you who didn't know) IS THE PLACE WHERE CANNOLI WERE INVENTED and of course THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD FOR CANNOLI!!!
For those wondering about ricotta vs cream: the ORIGINAL, ONE and ONLY "cannolo" is filled with ricotta mixed with chocolate chips and orange peel chips. Then both sides of the "cannolo" are gently spread with pistachio powder.
For those having problem with ricotta, the only alternative is the "chocolate cannolo", a cannolo filled with chocolate cream and with the sides spread with almond flakes. It's good but ... hey ... it's for kids!! Adults eating them are usually looked at suspiciously
In some little villages in the inner part of Sicily you can occasionally find cannoli filled with white cream: people eating them are usually looked at like Martians

 

i bleed ricotta. italian pastry best stuff ever. them lil ole flakey clam shell lookin things. tiramisu. rosetts. cant get none in the south. went to ny to visit and got to eat all this. i had a buddy that went to school in boston and he brought back pastry from mikes. i sure was good to me.


signed, fat guy who likes sweets.

 

Me too!



...leave the gun, take the cannoli...





...oh, and yeah, gotta love the cannoli...I'm like Mike up there, fat guy in the south with a taste for Italian sweets...