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From ancient Roman springtime fertility rites to Christian celebrations of resurrection and renewal, the seasonal celebrations of Easter have always been a special time in Italy. Easter displays in Italian pastry shops, ristoranti, bars and markets center on brightly wrapped, elaborately decorated Easter eggs,fragrant and savory cakes or loaves of dove shaped Easter bread.
 
Depending on where you come from these Italian Easter specialties could be a cheese bread from Umbria (Torta Formaggio)), a rosemary scented Florentine Easter bun (Pan di Ramerino) or the traditional Colomba di Pasqua that from start to finish could take up to 18 hours to make.
An 18 Hour Italian Easter Bread Columba di Pasqua
 
Loosing another hour "springing" forward doesn't make it any easier to find the time to prepare the traditional Italian Colomba di Pasqua, the rich, naturally leavened cake- like bread shaped in the form of a dove. In Italy it is a rite of Spring and a symbol of Easter. Italian bakers dedicate up to 18 hours over a period of 4 days to make this triumphal bread.
 
Other cultures (Slavic, Greek, Polish) have similar traditional breads that are made at Easter and all require the fortitude of an early Christian martyr. So I was determined to find an easier way to "bring Italy home" this Easter.  Read more . . .  
What's in Your Easter Basket?San Giacomo Chocolates
 
Besides the traditional Easter bread and decorated eggs, friends of Cositutti will find an assortment of chocolates from Italian chocolatier Giacomo Boidi from Piedmonte in their Easter basket .
 
San Giacomo Chocolates made with 70% Venezuelan cocoa filled with sweet, rich, fragrant balsamic jelly from Reggio Emilia are now available at CosituttiMarketPlace. 
 
More about Giacomo Boidi. It all began with the opening of a mill and bakery back in 1907. Giacomo Boidi learned about chocolate at a very early age from his uncles who were chocolate makers and confectioners. In the 1960s, he concentrated increasingly on producing innovative chocolates with unique flavor combinations. Today his imaginative chocolate creations, daring and delicious are filled with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and gorgonzola and some chocolates come in the shapes of keys, locks and horseshoes. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Armani Chocolate Easter Egg
Colomba di Pasqua
Easter in Italy
An 18 Hour Easter Bread
Italian Chocolate for Easter
 
An Italian Eggsibitionist
Armani Chocolate Easter Egg
Designers like Armani elevate the egg into a brand statement like the fashionable chocolate Easter egg seen here, embossed with the unmistakable "A".
 
Italian Easter eggs,
 uvo di Pasqua, are often filled with with gianduia, a rich chocolate hazelnut filling. Many of these eggs are made by artisan chocolate makers and are highly sought after.
When I visited the Perugina chocolate factory with my Umbrian friends I saw a chocolate Easter Egg that was 3 feet tall!
 
 
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Pamela Marasco
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