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Amaretti morbidi

English translation: soft amaretti

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Italian term or phrase:Amaretti morbidi
English translation:soft amaretti
Entered by: 23FEVRIER

23:28 Sep 20, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / CITY guide
Italian term or phrase: Amaretti morbidi
Dolci di Mandorla: al Caffè, al Pistacchio, alla Nocciola, al Limone, all'Arancia al Mandarino e Tradizionali. Fiocchi di mandorle e Amaretti morbiti.
23FEVRIER
Local time: 19:57
soft amaretti
Explanation:
i think they mean" amaretti morbidi"
Selected response from:

Peter Paul Verheijen
Italy
Local time: 01:57
Grading comment
thank you for helping
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7soft almond macaroons/cookies
Fiorsam
5 +5soft amaretti
Peter Paul Verheijen
4soft bitter-almonds
swisstell
3soft macaroon
Liliana Roman-Hamilton


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Amaretti morbiti
soft amaretti


Explanation:
i think they mean" amaretti morbidi"

Peter Paul Verheijen
Italy
Local time: 01:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thank you for helping

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marinela Sandoval
17 mins
agree  Claire Titchmarsh (X)
5 hrs
agree  Rachel Fell
6 hrs
agree  silvia b (X)
7 hrs
agree  Peter Cox
9 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Amaretti morbiti
soft bitter-almonds


Explanation:
or you could write: soft amaretti (bitter almonds)

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: soft almonds?
27 mins
neutral  Kimberly Wastler: Amaretti are apricot kernels (bitter-almonds) but in this case they are refering to a cookie/sweet.
8 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Amaretti morbiti
soft macaroon


Explanation:
Could it be a typo? I think it should be morbidi rather than morbiti. In this case amaretti morbidi is soft macaroons

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-09-20 23:42:12 GMT)
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soft macaroonS (sorry, typo, I forgot the final S)

http://www.mycookingblog.com/post/1-cabinlady/765/Baked-Soft...
Baked Soft Macaroons

1/4 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
7 oz pkg coconut
4 egg whites
1 tsp almond extractAdvertisement:

Opt: 1 cup chopped almonds (nix on this option for Cabinlady )

Preheat oven to 325. Combine flour, sugar, salt and coconut in a mixing bowl. Mix well.

In another bowl, whip egg whites until light and fluffy. Add to coconut mixture, along with almonds.

Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.

Makes 2-2 1/2 dozen soft cookies.




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Note added at 51 mins (2006-09-21 00:19:55 GMT)
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http://www.balbisoprani.it/pagine/eng/schede_vino/brachetto....
MATCHINGS Sparkling wine suitable for desserts. To be tried with red fruit and whipped cream, stuffed peaches, soft macaroons, fruit tarts, fruit Bavarian cakes, dry cakes.



Liliana Roman-Hamilton
Local time: 16:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Fiorsam: the recipe is for macaroons not amaretti - no coconut or egg whites
35 mins
  -> yes I know it's not the traditional amaretti receipe, it was just to show that the term "soft macaroons" exists. See here as well: http://www.garzantilinguistica.it/interna_eng.html?dizionari...
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Amaretti morbiti
soft almond macaroons/cookies


Explanation:
they are delicious!

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Note added at 33 mins (2006-09-21 00:01:22 GMT)
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"This is the classic Italian almond macaroon. When first baked they are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. As they sit, they get crunchy ..."
cookie.allrecipes.com/az/Amaretti.asp

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-09-21 00:05:21 GMT)
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or: "almond paste cokies" not to confuse them with the 'Amaretti di Saronno" which are the real macaroons." See below:
"Amaretti di Gavi: Unlike Saronno's amaretti, which are macaroons, these are almond paste through-and-through, and extraordinarily chewy, with a long almondy ..."
italianfood.about.com/od/biscottietc/r/blr0639.htm

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Note added at 53 mins (2006-09-21 00:21:38 GMT)
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Amaretti di Gavi: Unlike Saronno's amaretti, which are macaroons, these are almond paste through-and-through, and extraordinarily chewy, with a long almondy ...
italianfood.about.com/od/biscottietc/r/blr0639.htm

Fiorsam
United States
Local time: 19:57
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Or biscuits if British English is required. http://www.san-lorenzo.com/en/store/scheda.aspx?idCategoria=... http://www.farawayfoods.com/sapori.html
15 mins
  -> Thanks, Kim. Actually they are neither cookies nor biscuits-more like a marzipan consistency
agree  Umberto Cassano
4 hrs
  -> Ciao Umberto. e grazie!
agree  P.L.F. Persio
5 hrs
  -> Mille grazie!
agree  Daniela Zambrini
5 hrs
  -> Grazie, Daniela!
agree  Franco Rigoni
7 hrs
  -> Grazie, kero!
agree  Kimberly Wastler: Soft almond cookies is what my local Pasticeria uses! Delicious!
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Kimberly. I buy them at the local "panetteria" when I go to Sicily.
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: yes, macaroon is what they are.
13 hrs
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