SACHERTORTE
AUSTRIA
This delectable Viennese classic was the
delightful consequence of a lucky twist of
fate. In 1832, apprentice chef Franz Sacher was tasked
with creating a dessert for Prince Klemens Wenzel
von Metternich when the chef fell ill. The result — a
decadent layered chocolate sponge cake with a thin
spread of apricot jam between the layers coated in
dark chocolate icing. Enjoy a slice at Hotel Sacher or
the many other coffeehouses when you visit Vienna.
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GELATO
ITALY
While readily available throughout
the world, this icy treat just tastes
better when devoured in Italy
and makes the perfect sightseeing
companion. Due to a lower milk-
fat content, a slower churning
process, and a warmer serving
temperature than other ice creams,
gelato is softer, creamier, and
has a denser texture with more
concentrated flavours. Sample
popular flavours like chocolate,
pistachio, hazelnut, and lemon or
consider trying the original gelato
flavours - fior di latte (milk) or
crema Fiorentina made with honey,
citrus and amaretti cookies.
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BAKLAVA
TURKEY
is lip-smacking sweet dessert consists
of dozens of delicate layers of phyllo
pastry filled with chopped walnuts or
pistachios and doused in sweet honeyed
syrup. Baklava's origins trace back to
the Ottoman Empire — which includes
present-day Turkey — but you will find
Baklava in pastry stores all across the
Mediterranean and the Middle East
and in numerous shapes and sizes from
diamond shapes to pistachio wraps
rolled into cigar-sized rolls.
BLACK FOREST GÂTEAU
GERMANY
No journey into Germany's fairytale Black Forest
is complete without enjoying a generous slice
of the region's namesake dessert, Schwarzwälder
Kirschtorte or Black Forest Gâteau. This extravagant cake
is constructed with several layers of chocolate sponge cake
doused with kirsch (cherry-flavoured brandy), sandwiched
with whipped cream and kirsch-soaked cherries before
being lavishly decorated with more cream, cherries and a
dusting of chocolate shavings.
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