Panettone or Pandoro? Both! Andiamo!
· by Carolina · cultural, food, idioms-i-modi-di-dire
Since 1894, Panettone has had its bouncy, buttery, delicately sweet rival: il Pandoro! Invented by the legendary Veronese pasticcere (pastry chef) Domenico Melegatti. Pandoro shot to fame in the blink of an eye across a still-baby Italy (unified only in 1871 — practically yesterday!). Today we love it even in Ireland, where we clearly have excellent taste.
Every Natale, Panettone fans and Pandoro fans start their endless Christmas debate… Until most Italian households simply buy one of each — per tagliare la testa al toro (we don’t take the bull by the horns, we simply cut its head, poor bull!) to settle the matter decisively and keep everyone happy: no raisins, yes raisins→ no drama, no losers!