Marini Savoiardi Ladyfingers 400g (14.1oz)

Marini Savoiardi Ladyfingers are 400g of the classic Italian biscuit — the long, finger-shaped, lightly sweetened sponge biscuits that soak espresso without disintegrating, the essential element of an authentic Italian tiramisù produced by Marini, the Italian biscuit company. Marini is an Italian biscuit brand producing the Savoiardi and tea biscuits that are staples of the Italian pantry — the ladyfinger in particular is the format associated with the Savoy court biscuit tradition, the light egg-and-flour sponge that Italian pastry chefs have used for centuries as the structural element in both tiramisù and Charlotte desserts, and that every Italian kitchen keeps as the biscuit that makes building tiramisù a practical weeknight possibility. Savoiardi are fundamental to Italian home baking: the biscuit that every Italian nonna layers into a tiramisù the night before a Sunday gathering, soaked in espresso and marsala and topped with mascarpone, the format that no other biscuit properly substitutes in the dessert because the light sponge absorbs liquid and softens to the right texture without becoming soggy. Layer into tiramisù with espresso, marsala, and mascarpone cream as the classic Italian use, build into Charlotte cakes with fruit and cream, use in trifle-style desserts with custard, or dip one by one into espresso for the simple biscuit-and-coffee afternoon that the Savoiardi was born for.