Take the Cannoli

Traditional Cannoli filled with sweet ricotta cheese and topped with pistachio

Cannoli with custard filling and nuts topping

Cannoli with custard filling and chocolate and pistachio topping

Cappuccino

Take the Cannoli

My day has been quite hectic. I left home this morning, and I'm just arriving home, and it's almost 7 pm. I had to take my mother to medical checkups and spent the afternoon with my sister in the hospital while my brother-in-law was undergoing surgery. And to top it all off, when I was returning from dropping my niece at home, my car overheated. Luckily it was very close to a service station where I was helped.

I arrived home safe but craving to eat a cannoli.

Because of the time, I'll have to wait until tomorrow to satisfy my craving, but at least I can tell you about the cannoli.

Have you eaten cannoli? Do you know what they are?

Cannoli are Italian pastries consisting of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling containing ricotta—a staple of Sicilian cuisine. Source.

A couple of months ago, I discovered a cafe in the city that has been open for a long time, but I didn't know about it until now. Their specialty is Italian food, they sell homemade pasta with authentic Italian flavor, and you feel like you're having lunch at Nonna's house, but what has me hooked on the place are their cannoli.

My favorite is the traditional, authentic Sicilian cannoli filled with creamy sweet ricotta cheese. I don't remember ever tasting a cannoli like this in Caracas, and it reminds me of the cannoli I first tasted when I was an exchange student and ended up with a friend spending a weekend in Naples since her cousin lived there. In my memory, I remember the first time I ate an authentic cannoli, and the ones from this cafe are very close to that memory.

I've also tried the custard fillings they make, and they're delicious, but the traditional one is superb. And with one of their cappuccinos, they are heavenly.

So today, I came home with the famous line from the movie The Godfather in mind, when Clemenza says to Rocco after he finishes Paulie off.

"Leave The Gun. Take The Cannoli." - Peter Clemenza in The Godfather

The cafe in Caracas is called Pastas Dalidia and is located in the neighborhood La Carlota.

That's all for today. Thanks for reading!

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© CoquiCoin

November 14, 2022

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