What 'Confetti' Actually Means in Italian
In Italy, confetti are not paper. They are sugar-coated almonds — the original celebration sweet. The word comes from the Latin confectum, meaning something wrapped, preserved, or made precious.
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In Italy, confetti are not paper. They are sugar-coated almonds — the original celebration sweet. The word comes from the Latin confectum, meaning something wrapped, preserved, or made precious.
Read More →At every Italian wedding, almonds are given in fives. Each one carries a wish: health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and long life. Always odd. Always indivisible. A tradition older than the country itself.
Read More →Grown in the volcanic soil of southeastern Sicily, Avola almonds have a flat, oval shape that allows sugar to coat them with perfect uniformity. No other almond produces confetti of this quality.
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