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tiramisu

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tir·a·mi·su  (tîr-ms, -m-s)
n.
A dessert of cake infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese filling, and topped with grated chocolate.
[Italian tira mi sù, pick me up : tira, pick, imperative of tirare, to pick, draw + mi, me + su, up.]
tiramisu [ˌtiːrəmiːˈsuː]
n
(Cookery) an Italian dessert made with sponge soaked in coffee and Marsala, topped with soft cheese and powdered chocolate
[from Italian tira! pull! + mi me + su up]
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Noun1.tiramisu - an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate
afters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal
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Chefs rustled up the world's biggest tiramisu at a food festival in France on Friday, whipping buckets full of eggs, cream, sugar and cocoa into a tonne of the finger-licking Italian treat.
French chefs whip up world record tiramisu by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Recipe Black cherry tiramisu (serves six) INGREDIENTS: Five free-range egg yolks, 100g sugar, one vanilla pod, split, seeds scraped out, 500g mascarpone, 200ml espresso-strength coffee, 100ml Marsala wine, 24 ready-made sponge fingers, 225g black cherries from a can or jar, drained slightly, cocoa powder METHOD: Place yolks, sugar and vanilla seeds into a bowl and whisk until pale and light.
Recipe Duck soup with coriander dumplings (serves four) by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
I've just been on a diet Oh, what a pain On the scales this morning I was exactly the same I haven't cheated, honest Well perhaps once or twice Unfortunately the food I like Is just so scrummy and nice My willpower is zero But I must try harder The trouble is there's a tiramisu Calling me from the larder Not having my sweetie fix Makes me very sluggish So I have come to this conclusion That my scales are rubbish Val Boycott Milner Crescent Coventry
Poets' corner HALF-HEARTED; Letters by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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