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stardust Apr 28th, 2004 10:35 AM

Italian wild strawberry liquor
 
I once tasted a delicious liquor a guy from Italy brought to an international student event. He studied in Naples but was living near the other coast, about same latitude. It had tiny wild strawberries inside and eating quite some of them made me quite happy ;). That's probably why I don't remember the name :) Anybody can help me out with this? Thanks!

m_kingdom2 Apr 28th, 2004 10:43 AM

This is called Fragalino, Gerry's in Old Compton St, W1 will stock it.

Ziana Apr 28th, 2004 10:56 AM

This is what search on "fragalino" brought me:
"Fresh Brushetta, foccacia and lots of red and white wine. This is my favourite fragalino. Its so light and made locally. "

m_kingdom2 Apr 28th, 2004 11:00 AM

Ziana, aka Sonia from Alan Partridge, it would bring you that.

Ziana Apr 28th, 2004 11:03 AM

M_K,
red and white wine NOT a liquor Mr."know-it-all".

StCirq Apr 28th, 2004 11:05 AM

I would venture to guess that it's fragOlino, not fragAlino, since the Italian word for strawberry is fragOla.
Maybe that will improve your search.

grilledsardine Apr 28th, 2004 11:08 AM

it's actually fragolino. with "o's." which might be helpful to know when looking for it especially in italy. i believe it's a specialty of venice.

m_kingdom2 Apr 28th, 2004 11:10 AM

Fragole Cello - my apologies, I knew it was something along those lines!

StCirq Apr 28th, 2004 11:15 AM

Yes, a quick search on google reveals that fragolino is indeed a wine that tastes of strawberries and that fragole cello is the liqueur made from fagole del bosco. A recipe if anyone wants to try to make it:

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/worldi...talian124.html

Ziana Apr 28th, 2004 11:22 AM

m_k, apologies gratiously excepted.

m_kingdom2 Apr 28th, 2004 11:25 AM

Is that graciously or gratuitously ?

Ziana Apr 28th, 2004 11:31 AM

can't you figure it out on your own?
who is ESl here? Ahhh, I forgot, both of us, you are not American:)


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