3Panna Cotta (Italy)
Elegant and beautifully simple, Panna Cotta is one of Italy’s finest desserts. Its name literally means “cooked cream,” and that’s exactly what it is—a silky mixture of cream, sugar, and vanilla gently set with gelatin.
The dessert is usually topped with fresh berries, caramel sauce, chocolate, or seasonal fruit compote. Because of its delicate flavor and velvety texture, panna cotta provides the perfect ending to almost any Mediterranean meal.
Its simplicity highlights the Italian philosophy that quality ingredients speak for themselves.
