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affogato
poached, or 'drowned'
Affogato is a cooking term for something cooked with little or no water, such as cauliflower or small octopuses: the Neapolitan polipetti affogati. Or a poached egg: uovo affogato.
But more commonly these days, it means an ice cream 'drowned' in an espresso, often with a shot of Amaretto or other liqueur.
Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls
Image by Ewan Munro