![]() Two biscotti served with a cup of fresh almonds | |
Type | Biscuit |
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Place of origin | Italy |
Main ingredients | Flour, sugar, eggs, and almonds or pine nuts |
Biscotti (/bɪˈskɒti/, Italian: [biˈskɔtti]; lit. 'biscuits') is the Italian plural term for any type of biscuit or cookie. However, in English biscotti is commonly used to refer specifically to cantucci (Italian: [kanˈtuttʃi]), also known as biscotti di Prato or biscotti etruschi, which are Italian almond biscuits originating in the city of Prato, in Tuscany. These biscuits are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy,[1] and may be dipped in a drink, traditionally Vin Santo. Smaller biscotti may be known as biscottini[2][3] or cantuccini.[4] In Italy, the term biscotti encompasses a wide variety of biscuits and cookies of different shapes, sizes, flavours, and fillings.
Biscottini are adorable Italian cookies, a bite-sized form of biscotti.
biscottini, a miniature version of its biscotti
In Italy, they are either referred to as cantucci, or cantuccini, meaning 'little cantucci'.