Baicoli

*Baicoli*
Type	Biscuit
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Venice, Veneto
Main ingredients	Flour, butter, sugar, eggs, yeast, salt
	Media: Baicoli;

Baicoli (Venetian: baìcołi) are Italian biscuits, originating in the 1700s in the city of Venice.^[1]^[2]^[3] They are made with sugar, butter, flour, yeast, eggs, and salt.^[3]^[4]

Baicoli gained their name because their shape resembled that of baby grey mullet, which in the local dialect are called baicoli.^[4]

The biscuits have a long shelf life and were used as a ship's biscuit for long sea voyages.^[3] Their preparation, which is long and laborious, has two acts of leavening and double baking.

Today, baicoli are commonly served with coffee and zabaglione,^[2] in which they could be dipped.^[3]

References

^ "Baicoli". Summer In Italy. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b Goldstein, Darra (2015). The Oxford companion to sugar and sweets. Oxford New York: Oxford university press. ISBN 978-0-19-931339-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Baicoli | Traditional Cookie From Venice | TasteAtlas". TasteAtlas. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
^ ^a ^b Da Mosto, Francesco (2016). Francesco's Kitchen. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9781448146383.