cannoli

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What Sacher torte is to Vienna, or kouign-amann to Brittany, or cannoli to Sicily, knafeh Nabulseyeh is to Nablus.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Eventually, traditions also became melded together to produce the current Americanized image of pan-Italian food that ranges from pizza to cannoli, which are both regional in Italy.

From National Geographic • Jul. 26, 2023

They married in 1994, under a tree in Prospect Park, with two gay men officiating, before a reception with a “Super Freak” dance break and a heap of cannoli.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Later Carmy confesses that ruined cannoli for him.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2023

Mrs. Ortelli brought boxes of cream-filled cannoli and crunchy biscotti she shared with the nurses.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis