5 Recommended Recipes to Celebrate Italy’s Republic Day

“Italian Republic Day” or Festa della Repubblica is Italian’s national day celebrated on 2nd of June every year to commemorate the transformation from monarchy to republic. Each province all over the country usually organizes a festive celebration, parades, and the towns are filled with joy and happiness. And even though we’re not not in Thailand, but these 5 delectable Italian cuisines to try once in your life will bring you Italian vibes. Follow us now and let’s explore the delightful signature Italian foods!

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Lasagna

First of all, we’re going start with “Lasagna”, a traditional Italian baked recipe consisting layered of rectangular-shaped pasta layered with sauce, meat, and cheese. The baked lasagna is cut into a rectangular shape before serving to other family members. It could also an ideal lunch that you’ll never get tired of. Lasagna is considered the oldest Italian pasta, and you shouldn’t miss out this legendary recipe!

Rigatoni alla Genovese Recipe

“Rigatoni alla Genovese Recipe”, is a la carte menu for short pasta. This short wide tube pasta delivering tender and chewy texture is cooked with Genovese sauce consisting mixtures of beef and onions. The sauce takes long hour to simmer for a savory flavor that impresses most everyone.

Arancini

Apart from pasta, “Arancini”, a traditional Italian snack is also interesting. It looks similar to French croquette. Arancini is a golden-brown ball of fried risotto and cheese coated with breadcrumbs. Arancini in Italian means small orange. So, what’s your opinion? Do you agree that it resembles to orange?

Torrone

Let’s satisfy your sweet tooth with “Torrone”, a delightful traditional Italian nougat confection. This classic Italian confection is made from a combination of honey, sugar, whipped egg white, and selections of nuts such as almonds, walnuts, or pistachio. All of them are combined to form a piece of soft, chewy dessert. Torrone is festive dessert served during special events or occasions such as Christmas or Italian Republic Day.

Panna Cotta

The last one is “Panna Cotta”, a delightful milk pudding topped with tart sweet fruits as topping to enhance its deliciousness. Panna Cotta is served with vibrant gelatin colors. It looks so beautiful that content creators can post the pics on their social media. This dessert is absolutely worth savoring.

As we can’t move on from Italian Republic Day just yet, this week we’ve got ideal Italian dessert recipe. Of course, it can’t be anything else but “Chco-Espresso Panna Cotta”! Our recipe will opt pudding for rich chocolate with peanut sauce and coffee syrup topping to delivers aromatic, nutty flavor altogether in one bite. If you would like to know what Choc-Espresso Panna Cotta looks like, follow us now!

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Ingredients for Chocolate Pudding

1. Double cream 900 ml.

2. Ground granulated sugar 110 g.

3. Finely ground 70% cacao chocolate 70% 400 g.

4. Vanilla flavor 1 tsp

5. 3 Gelatin sheets

Ingredients for Peanut Topping

1. Coarsely chopped salted peanuts 35 g.

2. Granulated sugar 200 g.

3. Unsalted butter 125 g.

4. Baking soda ½ tsp

5. Rolling boiled water ¼ cup

Ingredients for vanilla coffee syrup

1. Espresso shot or rich black coffee 1 cup

2. Granulated sugar 1 cup

3. Vanilla flavor 1 tsp

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Instructions

1. Let’s make chocolate pudding first. Heat the saucepan on the stove, add double cream and ground granulated sugar, stir to blend over low heat. Remove the saucepan from the stove, add finely ground chocolate and set aside for 2 minutes. Place the saucepan on the stove, stir until blended, add vanilla flavor, then turn off the stove.

2. Soak gelatin sheets in iced water for 5 minutes or until tender, drain the water, and put into the saucepan, stir to mix until well-blended and smooth. Filter chocolate pudding batch, pour into the mould and place in the fridge for 1 night until chocolate pudding stays in place.

3. Make peanut topping by heat the saucepan, add granulated sugar, unsalted butter, baking soda, and rolling boiled water. Simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes until well-blended, then turn off the stove.

4. Line a baking tray with foil and oil it up a little, gradually pour the mixture into the baking tray, then sprinkle coarsely chopped salted peanut over the surface. Leave the tray at room temperature for 1 hour or until the mixture becomes sturdy. Gradually slice the solid mixture into small pieces.

5. Make coffee syrup by heat up the saucepan, add espresso or pure black coffee, granulated sugar, rolling boil water, and vanilla flavor. Simmer over medium to high heat until the mixture becomes thickened. Turn off the stove and set aside to let cool.

6. Remove chocolate pudding from the fridge and remove pudding from the mould using a warm knife, transfer to a serving plate. Drizzle coffee syrup over the pudding and sprinkle peanut topping to garnish. Now, you can experience the delightful Italian-style dessert by yourself.

This week, we’ve got a chance to indulge in the delightful flavor of Italian dishes. We hope you like them. And if you would like to make Tops Picks-style “Choc-Espresso Panna Cotta”, you can visit all branch of Tops market and Central Food Hall near you to get all the ingredients you need. Anyway, if you prefer staying home, you can conveniently place your order at Tops online and get all your grocery shopping done just like you visit the store yourself.