I-ATE Food Term of the Week: Pandoro
12/12/2020
Pandoro
Christmas is just around the corner and, when it comes to Italy, food is surely one of the main protagonists of the festivities! Among the many traditional products served during the holiday season, panettone and pandoro are two staples in every Italian household.
As we have already talked about the history of the Milanese Christmas cake, today we’ll be discovering more about its Veronese cousin, probably less known abroad but just as popular in Italy.
Pandoro is a sweet bread traditionally shaped like a truncated pyramid with an eight-pointed star base. True to its name,