Camogliesi

Camogliesi are little cakes from Camogli, a beautiful village in the coast of Liguria. Is name Ca’mogli means “wife’s house” because in this fisherman’s village men were working on fishing boats all the time and wives while waiting their homecoming I like to imagine that they were eating these small lovely cakes!

camogliesi with orange

camogliesi with chocolate and rum

There are different kinds of camogliesi, but my favorites are with orange zest and chocolate with rum. The one with orange zest has a base made with almonds and orange, the one with rum is similar to a cream puff with a rich filling of chocolate with rum and is covered with dark chocolate. I like both, the first one with a cup of green tea, the second one with black coffee or.. just like that, watching the sunset and savoring the nightfall..

Camogli

Camogli