Zabaglione - Italian Pudding recipe: 59 Photos
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FAQ
Zabaglione is a simple Italian dessert made of egg yolks, sugar, and Marsala wine. It is usually served warm, though it can be served cold, as a sauce, or even frozen.
Sabayon is a French transliteration of the Italian zabaglione, originally made with one tablespoon sugar and two tablespoons Marsala per egg yolk; French versions typically use white wine instead of the sweeter Marsala, and increase the liquid by 50% for a softer, lighter cream.
In its simplest form, budino is an Italian pudding. But trust me, it's so much more than that. Made from a milk and egg custard thickened with cornstarch, budino is similar to American puddings and custards; however, budino tends to have a richer, eggier texture, akin to Mexican flan.
2021 Sabayon comes from the Italian zabaglione: a sauce made of sweet wine, usually Marsala (the water element), plus egg yolks (the fat element), whisked and cooked.
In France, it is called sabayon, while its Italian name is zabaione or zabaglione (or zabajone, an archaic spelling). The dessert is popular in Argentina and Uruguay, where it is known as sambayón (from the Piedmontese sambajon) and is a popular ice cream flavour.