Who could not be cheered by the sight of these frutti di Martorana - fruits and vegetables crafted from almond paste - on sale this morning? I showed you some last year but this year there seem to be more vegetable shapes around. I think the tangerine is exquisite and deserves its own photo.
Beautiful! Hey, WC, have you seen this: http://www.beppegrillo.it/eng/2007/10/the_leviprodi_law_and_the_end.html
ReplyDeleteHi, WW. I read about it in Corriere yesterday but had not looked at Grillo's site. Thanks for the link. - Appalling, if they bring it in.
ReplyDeleteYou are right WL...more vegetables than the last post...and yes the Tangerine deserves its own photo..the whole table looks delightful.
ReplyDeleteI was just going to ask whether they were made outta marzipan: they're absolutely gorgeous looking!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen anything like the tangerine before and think it's a positive work of art, love it - though last year I did find some peas in a half-opened pod and some wonderful pairs of cherries. I just love the frutta, it shines through the winter gloom.
ReplyDeleteHi, Anne. Yes, it's beautiful, isn't it? Ciao, Gleds. Yes, a type of marzipan. Hi, Sally. Yes, they really brighten my day when I see them. The pairs of cherries are lovely, too.
ReplyDeleteQuite beautiful to look at, but I don't know about eating them. I loathe marzipan so I would keep them for decoration.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen anything like it - how exquisite! Is this a local tradition or just not something we really do in Australia?
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! Enough to make one smile! :)
ReplyDeleteHi, jmb. They taste quite delicate, really. I couldn't eat a whole one in one go, though! Hi, mountaingirl. it's very much a Sicilian tradition. Originally they were made by nuns in Palermo. Hi, Lee. They gladden my heart.
ReplyDeleteWow those look marvellous. I can see myself enjoying several, although they do look too good to eat.
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ReplyDeleteIn the little town in Michigan that I grew up in there was a bakery run by an old Danish couple who had escaped to the US before the war. One of their specialities, apart from the mouth-watering pastries, was small hand-tinted marzipan fruits. These were a great treat for us as children from our Neapolitan grandmother; a small box of a half-dozen fruits was an extra-ordinary treat, reserved for Christmas and birthdays. How lucky you are to have such beautiful confections available to you.
Hi, jams. They are just beautiful and I imagine all the intricate work that went into their preparation.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely memory, Ludlingtonian. Yes, I am very lucky to be able to see these every day in autumn.
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