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Plural: cantuccini (alla mandorla)
Language: Italian
Description: A small, very hard, crisp biscuit (US: cookie). A speciality of Sienna which is often dipped into Vin Santo, other dessert wines, tea or coffee.
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Pronounced: kahn-too-CHEE-ne ahl-lah mahn-DOR-lah
Gender: f
Ethnicity: Italian
Most frequent country: Widespread
Most frequent region: Sienna in Tuscany
See places: Italian food and cuisine, Tuscany, Sienna
See foods and dishes: cantucci di Prato
See drinks, wines etc: Vin Santo
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