Tortoni
noun
1.
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
2.
biscuit tortoni.
noun
1.
a rich ice cream often flavoured with sherry
noun
a rum- or sherry-flavored frozen Italian dessert of ice cream or whipped cream, topped with chopped macaroons, cherries, or almonds; also called biscuit tortoni
Word Origin
for Italian café owner in Paris who created it
Usage Note
cooking
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