Joanna

The question about British desserts got me remembering a fabulous dessert I had in Switzerland back in 1994. It was at the Old Swiss House right near the lake at Lucerne. The main course was delicious fish, but the dessert was absolutely superb. The waitress flambed various fruits at our table and they were flambed in three alcoholic beverages - one was kirsch but I can't remember the other two (will check my diary when I get home from work). Anyway, I was wondering what other memorable desserts other Fodorites have enjoyed in their European travels.

April

Tirimisu, Neon cafe, Athens.

Sheila

Crema Catalunya in a cafe in the Pyrenees.

Tiramisu in Greece???

Maira

A homemade Bread Pudding I had in "Las Cuatro Fuentes" restaurant in Madrid. The owner's wife has been preparing this recipe for more han 50 years and it was memorable....

francesca

The chocolate sorbet at La Maison de Chocolat (several locations) in Paris.

elaine

chocolate and strawberry gelati at Vivoli, Florence

Lori

The made from scratch chocolate mousse at, hey Joanne, the Old Swiss House in Lucerne. The made it from scratch right at the table. This was in 1984, and in all my trips to Europe, nothing has compared. The chocolate ice cream at Berthillion in Paris runs a close second.

kathy

the pistachio meringues at Laduree, in Paris.

Al

Warm scones with Cornish clotted cream and raspberry jam -- served anywhere in rural Britain.

Lola

A perfect peach, in Taorminia Sicily.

suzann

Joanna:

Creme double w/ fresh berries in Greyeres, CH.

suzann

Diane

Tartufo at Tre Scalini in Rome ... truly memorable.

Diane

bb

It's a tie: a zabayone with berries in Bruges (sorry, I can't remember the name of the restaurant); and the chocolate ice cream from Berthillon which was so wonderful I was literally jumping for joy.

Barbara

There were two: the Panna Cotta with grape must syrup at Hosteria Giusti in Modena (the densest custard I've ever tasted) and the nearly foot-long cannoli at Bar Erice in Sicily.

Erin

Tiramisu at a pastry shop near Termini Station. On our last night in Rome, we went back to get "seconds" and it was closed! I don't know the address, but when I return, will try to retrace my steps!

Erin

Tiramisu at a pastry shop near Termini Station. On our last night in Rome, we went back to get "seconds" and it was closed! I don't know the address, but when I return, will try to retrace my steps!

Beth

Creme brulee at Mere Poulard on Mont St Michel, western France.
Although, almost every dessert I tried at the Holiday Inn in Geneva was incredible. Definitely the best part of the meal!

cherie

This chocolate "skyscraper" torte that my friend brought home to her apartment in Levallios for my birthday dinner a few years ago.

betsy

Frau Schmuck's apfel strudel with vanilla sauce from the kitchen of her home in Bad Aibling, Germany. Herr Schmuck confessed that he sometimes "schneeks" into the kitchen in the middle of the night for seconds.

Dennis Holland

Swedish pancakes with Lingonberry filling at a small Bistro near the Kalistiatorppa (sp?) Hotel in Helsinki