5Cantuccini & Vin Santo

Although this variation of biscotti technically originated from Prato, a neighboring city of Florence, the Florentines have very much adopted it as their own hallmark dessert. These long wafer-like cookies often have a harder texture and are baked with flour, sugar, almonds, butter, eggs, honey, yeast, and vanilla.

An Italian equivalent of Oreos and milk, you can’t have cantucci without vin santo, an amber colored sweet wine with nutty notes and intense flavor. Dip, crunch, sip, and repeat, for a pleasant explosion of flavors. Origin: Prato/Florence