Pandoro appears as a signature dish in 1 Italy cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Pandoro · Verona
Verona's buttery star-shaped Christmas cake, a tall enriched bread with vanilla notes and a powdered-sugar finish.
Pandoro was patented on 14 October 1894 by the Veronese baker Domenico Melegatti at the Verona Chamber of Commerce. The eight-pointed star mould and the all-butter-and-eggs enriched dough made it Verona's defining Christmas cake; Melegatti grew it into a national brand exported worldwide. Palazzo Melegatti at Corso Porta Borsari 21 still carries the historic pandoro sculptures on its terraces; production now runs from the company's San Giovanni Lupatoto factory. Local rivals include Bauli (founded 1922 in Verona) and the artisan pasticcerie like Perbellini.
Where to eat in Verona:
- Pasticceria Flego
- Dolce Locanda Perbellini
- Spaccio Melegatti
- Pasticceria Castelletto