Did you know that tiramisu is hazardous for your health? There I was thinking its an innocuous though usually poorly made Italian dessert. Meanwhile, in Germany, it has sent scores to hospital due to salmonella poisoning. That’s of course when fresh eggs are used in its manufacture. So while friends PO and DD scoffed, I again ordered the tiramisu at Harlequin after my fine first experience of it here. Why are these restaurants so cruel in their inconsistency? This time it was ordinary, as was the preceding rump steak. The fish was dry and the herring I had as a starter was over-preserved and mushy. Gnocchi was poor (though the bolognaise was good). My only excuse for ordering rump at an Italian joint in the suburbs is that I really felt like meat – clearly not a good enough reason never to break the cardinal rule of eating out: play to a restaurant’s strengths.
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Tiramisu hazardous? I once ate in a restaurant in Treviso (Italy) that claims to have made the first Tiramisu. We were served by the son of Mr Tiramisu! Tira = pull, mi= me and su= up. Pullmeup is the direct translation. It was originally used in their brothel for the owner understood there are three things that made the male clients perform better and ask for more. Sugar, protein, alcohol and caffeine.
Hazardous only for the ones you encounter after you ate your portion!
I encountered a hazardous one at Zibaldone yesterday – because it lacked any of the four essentials you list above! It’s amazing how Italian food can by turns be sublime or very ordinary with little in between.