In other words, dessert lovers must be familiar with "tiramisu", and the delicate taste and mellow cocoa make people feel endlessly evocative.
But last week, the dessert's hometown of Italy came with bad news -
Mr. Ado Campeol, the "father of Tiramisu", died last week at the age of 93.
Mr Campeol is the owner of the restaurant Le Beccherie in Treviso, northern Italy.
His family started the restaurant in 1939, and after World War II he took over as owner.
Speaking of the invention of tiramisu, it was an accident in the process of making vanilla ice cream.
To be precise, tiramisu was invented by Mr. Campeol, her wife Alba Di Pillo and the restaurant chef Roberto Linguanotto.
(Mr. Campeol and his wife)
On December 24, 1969, Mr. Linguanotto accidentally dropped mascarpone cheese into a mixture of eggs and sugar, which is used to make ice cream, and found that the three mixed together tasted surprisingly good.
He told Mr. Campeol and his wife about it, and the couple processed it on top of that, separating them with coffee-brewed biscuits and sprinkling them with bitter cocoa powder.
They named this sweet dessert with a slight bitter taste "tiramisu".
In 1972, tiramisu was added to the menu of Mr. Campeol's restaurant and was loved by the guests.
Later, this dessert spread, not only became one of the most famous desserts in Italy,
It's also popular around the world, with pastry chefs around the world trying various improvements, such as adding alcoholic versions of rum or marsala.
In this way, the process of inventing tiramisu is simple and accidental,
However, when this dessert spread around the world, its origin became mysterious.
There is more than one version circulating now.
For example, some people say that tiramisu means "take me away" in Italian, and the origin is related to love stories.
When a war was fought, an Italian soldier wanted to go to the battlefield, and his wife prepared dry food for him, but there was nothing serious to eat at home.
So the biscuits, bread, etc. collected by the wife were put together and made into a pastry, which is the tiramisu.
Another widely circulated saying is that the original meaning of tiramisu is "lift me up",
It was originally an aphrodisiac given to a prostitute because the eggs, sugar, and caffeine in it combined to have an exciting effect.
Some say that prostitutes will give tiramisu to demanding guests,
Some people say that prostitutes will give her favorite guests, so that the other party can "perform again" when she returns home after eating tiramisu, so as not to show the filling.
There is also a claim that there have long been similar desserts, and in the past Treviso farmers would use it as an aphrodisiac for newlyweds.
Even Carlo, Mr. Campeol's son, has told a version —
Not long after he was born, his mother wanted to breastfeed him.
To replenish her strength, mom often ate sugared mascarpone cheese and biscuits soaked in coffee.
Later, he developed tiramisu with chef Linguanotto.
Although these stories are widely circulated,
But it is now widely accepted that Mr. Campeol and her wife, as well as the restaurant chef, are the inventors of Tiramisu.
He himself is also known as the "Father of Tiramisu".
This dessert was so popular that he had the opportunity to make a fortune.
But Mr. Campeol has never applied for a patent, and pastry chefs around the world can use his recipe for free.
Perhaps, this is one of the reasons why tiramisu can spread around the world.
Finally, let's take a look at a few cold facts about tiramisu, and after reading it, you will understand its popularity.
1. The italian dictionary first included the word "tiramisu" in 1980.
2, the world's largest tiramisu weighs 3015 kg,
On 25 May 2015, the town of Gemona del Friuli in the province of Udine, Italy, produced this giant tiramisu, setting a Guinness World Record.
3. In 2013, Italian cosmonaut Luca Parmitano flew into space on Russia's Soyuz TMA-09M manned spacecraft and specially brought tiramisu and some other Italian dishes to the International Space Station, and a chef in Turin made a dehydrated version of tiramisu for him.
That year his birthday was spent in space, and he also celebrated by eating tiramisu.
4. It is said that in China, the word "tiramisu" is one of the most searched Italian words on the Internet.
5. March 21 is Tiramisu Day, and a dessert has its own anniversary.
In short, thanks to Mr. Campeol, the father of Tiramisu, for inventing such a delicious dessert,
God probably wanted to eat Tiramisu too, so he took him away...