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| Type | Sweet |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Main ingredients | Pastry dough |
| Variations | Many types of fillings |
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A cornetto (Italian: [korˈnetto]; meaning 'little horn'[1]) is historically the Italian name of a product similar to the Austrian kipferl,[2] although today it is an interchangeable name for the French croissant.[3]
The main ingredients of a cornetto are pastry dough, eggs, butter, water and sugar. Egg yolk is brushed on the surface of the cornetto to obtain a golden color during baking.
The cornetto vuoto (lit. 'empty cornetto') is commonly accompanied by various fillings, including crema pasticcera (custard), apricot jam or chocolate cream, and covered with powdered sugar or ground nuts. A cornetto with an espresso or cappuccino at a coffee bar is considered to be the most common breakfast in Italy.[4]
The name cornetto is common in southern and central Italy, while it is called "brioche" in the north.[2][5]
- ^ )Wach, Bonnie (22 June 2016). "One Day, One Place: Eat up Rome during tourist season". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Breakfast at a Café in Italy: Brioche, Croissant or Cornetto?". La Cucina Italiana. November 2, 2019.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. 2015-04-01. ISBN 978-0-19-931361-7.
- ^ "Cornetti aren't croissants: Conjure memories of Italy at home". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Brioche in vocabolario - Treccani". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-08-08.