Tiramisu Always Makes Me Happy!
It’s my thing!
Those yummy ladyfingers soaked in coffee liqueur wrapped in the gossamer blanket of ecstasy that is whipped mascarpone topped with oh so decadent chocolate…
I cannot do justice to the assault on my senses whenever I bite into a really good tiramisu!
In fact I am on a quest to find the very best the world has to offer. I will have it every time as long as it is on the menu! And if it’s not…I still ask…just in case.
For the uninitiated, tiramisu is an Italian dessert, which means “pick me up” or as I like to call it, “Heaven in My Mouth”.
So light, so creamy with just the right amount of coffee and chocolate…
This love affair started in the early 00’s when I went to work for a friend of a cousin of mine. This job was supposed to be a summer experience, until it turned into a nightmare. Thankfully it was a blessedly short one, since I left after a couple of weeks. The one shining moment during that whole ordeal, was that the owner of the company treated her female employees of which there were only 2 to a nice Italian lunch. For dessert, she ordered the tiramisu for us, and to this day I am still grateful. There can be some good in every bad situation!
I have had great tiramisu experiences at restaurants here in Trinidad & Tobago. But by far the best experience has been at Aioli Restaurant. It is faneffingtastically fabulous! And I go there just to have it. But it is so special a treat…it must be for a special occasion. To be savoured. To be lingered over. To be shared with extra special company! It.is.that.good.
While the restaurant experiences are good, nothing compares to the homemade tiramisu prepared with the care and attention of skilled hands. I am blessed with two friends – Kathryn & Chantal who make a killer tiramisu. If they both weren’t already taken I would “put them in house!”
I have tried my hand at making it (obvs) and if I do say so myself it came out great…but somehow I felt that making it myself, demystified the dessert and its sexy allure was dimmed a bit. Tiramisu is an experience!
Ha! I am a fool aren’t I!
And just a note to those who like to substitute ingredients (cake for ladyfingers, ugh!) – STOP IT! It’s no longer tiramisu if you’re using vanilla pudding for mascarpone. **CoughWildOliveCough**
Tiramisu in its purest form is as close to heaven on earth you will get!
Well, I know what I’m ordering tonight for dessert!!
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You wont be disappointed :D!
I think I’ve only had really good tiramisu at one particular restaurant in the Los Angeles area and I can’t even remember the name of the restaurant. All the others I’ve had are okay but not really good. Some are just too sweet or too gooey. Not my style but when you get really great tiramisu, it is to die for!
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That’s the thing lots of restaurants have it on their menus but very few make a really good one. But when you find a gem…it’s amazing! Thanks for stopping by Corina!
Yummy!! tiramisu lover here also.
Kim in Australia
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Awesome! Us Tiramisu lovers need to stick together!