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cannoli

[kuh-noh-lee, kahn-naw-lee] / kəˈnoʊ li, kɑnˈnɔ li /


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Australian champion Rob Reid took the speciality award - where competitors can combine oatmeal with any ingredients - with his porridge cannoli, an oaty spin on a tube-shaped dessert that originated in Sicily.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

At the end of the season Carmy, Sydney and Marcus reclaim the cannoli with a savory creation Marcus christens The Michael.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023

As soon as Grandpa Ed hears the word Bambino's, he starts rubbing his hands together, expecting cannelloni and handmade pasta, ravioli; cannoli for dessert.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

If you have room after, stop for gelato or cannolis next door to Geno’s.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022

They can eat cream-filled cannolis from Puddles Barkery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2019

Serve pickles, pretzels, dumplings, or cannolis on this tray and recite facts from the Wikipedia page of each dish.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2018

Forget pie and cannolis; next year Temp Tee cream cheese for everyone!

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2017

In his second installment, aired on “Conan” Wednesday night, Triumph encouraged fans to head-butt cannolis and trample on things, which were, of course, all for him to poop on.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2014

Today, we will be eating the traditional Sicilian cannolo, it feels like Italy but you are in China!

From The Verge ● Nov. 22, 2018

The reason for the obscurity of the latter is that no sane person would ever have just one cannolo.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2018




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