Halloween is yet to be celebrated, which will take place next Monday, October 31st, but there are already some very tempting proposals for another of the most anticipated dates of the year. We are talking, of course, about Christmas, a time to gather family and friends around the table, exchange gifts and listen to festive music every time you turn on the radio.
If there is one thing that is not usually lacking during this time of year, it is the typical sweets, which range from the king cake to the sponge cake, including formigos, sonhos, azevias and rabanadas. Among the most popular options is the panettone, a typical cake of this time of year that originated in Milan, Italy, during the Middle Ages, and whose creation is surrounded by a series of legends.
One of them concerns a baker named Toni, who worked in a bakery in the Italian city and was in love with the father's daughter. To impress his beloved's father, he invented a sweet bread that became a hit among the population. The population began asking for “Pani de Toni”, which evolved first into “panattón” (a Milanese word) and later into “panettone” (Italian).
Hypotheses aside, it is certain that it is a specialty loved in Portugal, which led Chocolicor, — a company in Caldas da Rainha with vast experience in the production of typically Portuguese liqueurs — to create a liqueur, with a creamy texture, that smells and tastes like panettone. The limited edition will only be available until the end of January 2023.
The brand suggests serving the liqueur in a tall glass and then adding whipped cream and chocolate shavings on top. You can also add raisins or another dried fruit.
The drink, with an alcohol content of 16 percent, is available sale in 500 ml bottles (€22) on the company's official website, which in the summer already launched a liqueur with a Berlin ball flavor.
Article by Patricia Santos.