Oct
10
Sfogliatella
While walking around in Galeria Umberto, I found this little pastry shop…Sfogliatella is a pastry that originated from Naples….I’ve had Sfogliatella before but I really wanted to try it here where it was created- Another common pastry I loved called “BABA” was also delicious…They served both pastries on two pieces of white paper, no plates. You can see how much oil the paper has absorbed off the Sfogliatella.
Baba pastry is very ‘cute’, it is shaped into a rounded cone– cut in half and filled with cream, the pastry is drenched in something that tasted like rum so the whole pastry is wet. It’s perfect with a little cold espresso. The pastry is made of a light cakey texture, kind of a cross between strawberry cake and “choux”.
Now onto the Sfogliatella! There are layers and layers of carefully defined and separated layers of light pastry, a little bit heavier than filo dough- filled with a sweetened ricotta cheese and candied orange peel mixture …The outer layers remind me of clam shells and orange peels… This was actually served warm which made it 10 times more delicious..
A lot of people here drink cold espresso, slightly sweetened. I ordered both cold espresso and sparkling water, it sounds weird but you go back and forth between the espresso and sparkling water and I love the combination. The sparkling water cleans your palette a bit.
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions you guys have been making! I’m off to a little island off naples now so I will be sharing pictures soon.
mmm, I’m drooling! Enjoy the rest of your trip
yumm, the pictures are making me drool, especially the closeup of the Sfogliatella. Maybe I’ll try that combo of sparkling water/cold espresso sometime, I never thought of that. Enjoy your trip!
It all looks sooo delicious!
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thank you so much for sharing pictures of your trip!!
) those pastries look absolutely fantastic!! :-9
can’t wait to see more!
hope you have a fun and safe trip!!
which little island?!!?? I live on one of them and I could give you some suggestions
The pastries look divine! I love sparkling water. x
LOVE sfogliatelles! And ricotta canolis too! YUM! Bon voyage!
xx
Villa Malaparte springs to mind, if you’re going to Capri. I don’t think you can access it directly, but the walk around the island to sneak a peak at it is lovely. Other thing to try: Pastiera Napoletana (it might not be made outside Easter). It’s deceptively delicious!
The up-close food shots you always get are the BEST.
Is the texture of the Sfogliatella similar to the French croissant?
i am dying right now to eat that flaky little nugget!!!!
Those pastries look like they’re to die for… all your food posts are so good!
heeeyy, this is krySal from Rome & i just found out about this blog .. & i found it amazing. i love it!
& u know what? sfogliatella is my fave sweet EVER! i totally feel like one, now!
cheers xxx
Nice Pictures,
Nice Sfogliatelle!!
which camera do you use for the pics?
Grazie
That espresso cup is adorable!
What’s the dark chocolate pastry/bon bon?
wow. awesome. that first photo is my favorite.
i love the suggestion abot cold espresso with sparkling water. Going to have to try that. Those desserts look devine.
you need to go to a small island off of naples- to a restaurant called quattro passi. You’ll never forget it, but then again, the wine is really good, so forgetting it may be easier said than done… its on Marina del Cantone. enjoy italy!
wow that looks ah-mazing. I’m so glad you’re back to posting! I missed you (not in a creepy way
i’ve never been too into sfogliatelle, but those photos make me want to gorge myself on the traditional babà without crema (and they are in fact drenched in rum: buonissimooooo. some people wonder where my love of dark liquors comes from… i’ll blame it on being southern italian.)
oyyyyyyy so beautiful