ladyfinger
Sign in to saveAlso known as boudoir, savoiardi, sponge finger, naples biscuits
dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuits
Key facts
- Alternative names
- Naples biscuits, sponge fingers, savoiardi ( Italian ) , boudoirs ( French )
- Type
- Biscuit
- Course
- Dessert
- Region or state
- County of Savoy
- Created by
- 14th-century official cuisine of the County of Savoy (may antedate in vernacular cuisine )
- Main ingredients
- Flour , egg whites , egg yolks , sugar , powdered sugar
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- food
- Subclass of
- food
- Country
- France
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Material used
- sponge cake
- Image
- Bizcochos de soletilla.jpg
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- course
- dessert
- Commons category
- Ladyfingers (biscuits)
- different from
- cat tongues
- product certification
- prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale
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Encyclopedic overview
Ladyfingers or Naples biscuits, in British English sponge fingers, also known by the Italian name savoiardi ( Italian: [savoˈjardi]) or by the French name boudoirs (French: [budwaʁ]), are low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuits roughly shaped like large fingers. They are a principal ingredient in many dessert recipes, such as trifles and charlottes, and are also used as fruit or chocolate gateau linings, and for the sponge element of tiramisu. They are typically soaked in a sugar syrup or liqueur, or in espresso for tiramisu.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ladyfinger” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.