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A CAKE FOR A TOWN THE TORTA PARADISO OF PAVIA

A CAKE FOR A TOWN THE TORTA PARADISO OF PAVIA. ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO SAN MARTINO SICCOMARIO. THE HISTORY. T he t orta Paradiso of Pavia was born in 1878, when the marquess Cusani Visconti ordered to the confectioner Enrico Vigoni “a delicious, friable and long lasting cake”.

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A CAKE FOR A TOWN THE TORTA PARADISO OF PAVIA

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  1. A CAKE FOR A TOWNTHE TORTA PARADISO OF PAVIA ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO SAN MARTINO SICCOMARIO

  2. THE HISTORY The tortaParadisoof Pavia wasborn in 1878, when the marquessCusani Visconti ordered to the confectioner EnricoVigoni “a delicious, friable and long lasting cake”.

  3. Gli ingredientiEnrico Vigoniusedtypicalingredients Potato flour Sugar Butter Eggs Baking powder Lemon peel

  4. A NAME A, LEGEND According to a legend, a noblewoman from Pavia tasted it first and immediately said: “It’s a Paradise!” and so the name of the cake, TortaParadiso (Paradise cake) was born.

  5. The pastry shop in Strada Nuova (Pavia city centre) The ancient pastry shop is opposite the University in StradaNuova, one of the most important street in the heart of Pavia. The shop still has the original wooden decorations and the Liberty floors.

  6. A prizewinning cake Our Torta Paradiso got the gold medal at the International Exhibition of Milan in 1901 and 1906 and another prize at Flavors’Expo in 2003

  7. A TASTING LESSON On 20th February 2014 some students of our school went to Vigoni, an ancient pastry shop in the centre of Pavia, to attend a lesson of history and traditions in this special place. Here you are the photo reportage!

  8. How many sweets!

  9. OTHER CAKES

  10. An old and always modern style

  11. HERE YOU ARE THE CAKE!

  12. Cream and mixed berries on the cake

  13. The end

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