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Sospiri di monaca

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How do these differ from Sospiri di monaca ("Nun's sighs"), e.g. [1]? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:35, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Sospiri di monaca are based on Pan di Spagna, which is like a sponge cake, have a ricotta filling, and are not based on almonds. A cookie or biscuit that is similar to ricciarelli is the amaretto (those based on almond meal, not flour); they are distinguished by shape, and that the latter is not covered in confectioner's sugar. Mindmatrix 18:48, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much! Can we maybe look forward to a tasty new article? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:04, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have many potential articles in my todo list, and the soft amaretto cookie is one of them, though I don't know when I'll get around to it. (The primary issue is finding reliable sources.) By the way, I removed Amaretti di Saronno from the list, as these are hard, crunchy almond cookies, whereas ricciarelli and the amaretto cookies I mentioned are soft. (See, for example, this recipe.) Mindmatrix 20:21, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
We'll keep our fingers crossed, then. Am surprised all those lovely biscuits, including the Amaretti di Saronno, have now disappeared - I had assumed that "based on almonds" was enough. But I must bow to your culinary expertise. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:27, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the others because they can be reached from Category:Almond cookies. I suppose that wasn't really necessary, per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout#See also section, so if you'd like to revert my edit, I won't object. (I prefer not including articles that can be accessed from the included categories.) Mindmatrix 22:29, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]