Ladyfinger (biscuit) Ladyfinger (biscuit) Ladyfingers, sometimes known by their original Italian name savoiardi, or as sponge fingers in British English, are low density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge biscuits roughly shaped like a large finger. 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 sometimes for the sponge element of tiramisu. They are typically soaked in a sugar syrup or liqueur, or in coffee or espresso for the dessert tiramisu. Plain ladyfingers are commonly given to infants, being soft enough for teething mouths, but easy to grasp
Italian Eritrea city with even its own car race (called the Asmara circuit) and -of course- a football stadium for the local "Asmara Calcio" team. The city has been regarded as "New Rome" due to its quintessential Italian touch, not only for the Italian Art Deco architecture, but also for the wide streets, piazzas and coffee bars. While the boulevards are lined with palms and indigenous "shiba'kha" trees, there are numerable pizzerias and coffee bars, serving cappucinos and lattes, as well as ice cream parlours. It is noteworthy to pinpoint that -mainly because of these "Italian characteristics"- Asmara has been named "World