In Italy, everything’s a little bit different. The work days are shorter, the lunch breaks longer, the wine always flowing. And then there’s the after-dinner question we’re all used to: coffee or dessert? In Italy, they’ve combined the two. Meet the affogato.
Named with the Italian word for “drowned,” the affogato quite literally drowns a scoop of ice cream or gelato in a shot of espresso. It melts down to create a rich and creamy dessert you can eat with a spoon and finish with a caffeinated sip.
There are a few spots to score this dessert in Baton Rouge, including the newly opened, Neapolitan-style Rocca Pizzeria on Government Street.
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Read on for the full story from the April issue of 225.