Jul 28. () –
Pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto, considered the inventor of modern tiramisu, died this Sunday at the age of 81 after an illness.
Linguanotto rediscovered and relaunched the dessert in the 1960s, early in his career, when he was working at the well-known Le Beccherie restaurant in central Treviso, Italian news agency ADN Kronos reports.
The pastry chef repurposed this cake as a variation on the classic eggnog for men who frequented a nearby brothel, hence the name ‘tiramesù’, a Venetian word meaning “pull me.”
“I join in expressing my condolences on the passing of Roberto Linguanotto, who marked a turning point in the pastry industry. Tiramisu is today a culinary excellence recognised throughout the world and the merit of such success is also due to his mastery as a pastry chef and his desire to make our Venetian delicacy unique and inimitable, making tiramisu stand out among national and international desserts,” said the president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, in his message of condolence.
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