tiramisu

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The Italian word tiramisu, literally translated, means "pick me up" - which is a reference to the ingredients in this traditional Italian dessert - and there are as many varieties of tiramisu as there are myths about its origin.

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  1. noun A dessert of cake infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese filling, and topped with grated chocolate.

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  • I figured a prairie dessert would probably be gooseberry pie or maybe canned peaches, but it was the usual suspects: crème brûlée, tiramisu, "and our newest dessert, bread pudding." —  Futures Imperfect
  • You sit there across from your date eating tiramisu, and instead of thinking what a nice guy he is, you find yourself thinking about trends in desserts and how they always seem to be gooey and calorie-laden in direct proportion to the obsession with dieting. —  Futures Imperfect
  • Take tiramisu, which has chocolate and whipped cream and two kinds of cheese. —  Futures Imperfect
  • He motioned the waitress over, and she rattled off the usual suspects: crème brûlée, tiramisu, bread pudding. —  Futures Imperfect
  • Finish the meal with a square of fresh and light classic tiramisu ($5.50) - an excellent version piled with layers of espresso-dipped Italian lady fingers and a mascarpone cheese mixture, the top dusted heavily with cocoa powder. —  Valley News valleynews.com Stories
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  1. Italian tira mi sù, pick me up : tira, pick, imperative of tirare, to pick, draw + mi, me + su, up.
 

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