Baci di Dama

Baci di Dama ¦ Photo by Jack McNulty

Baci di dama translates into lady’s kisses, probably because they resemble two lips coming together to form a kiss – or at least that’s my imagination as to what an Italian man from the 1800s must have imagined.

I first encountered these little hazelnut shortbread delights while working and studying Italian food near A…

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