by Jen G 
On a recent super top secret important Greenpointers business meeting, I needed some sweet and Lauren at Milk n’ Roses described an Italian pastry stuffed with cheese and flavored ever so slightly with orange. “Give me that!”
What came was a sfogliatella, so I know why she didn’t even try to pronounce it. (Sf-oy-yuh-tell-uh) Crazy Italians! Who cares how to say it? It’s delicious and you shouldn’t talk with your mouth full anyway.
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Cannoli are overrated, Perhaps if you have never eaten a real one in Sicily. Their sheer size is enough to give women wet dreams and their flavor alone is enough to make one go into spasmodic orgasms of delightful culinary fulfillment. And please, as a public service the S is not necessary. Cannoli is the plural of cannolo. Italian is not one of these silly languages that make plurals just by adding an S. It’s a real language for real people. Now, in defense of sfogliatelle, once you eat one, sfogliatella, in Naples you will never eat one anywhere else even from some arriviste hipster joint. The sfogliatella may not be as delicious as a cannolo but those in Napleas are a delight. So please no more ethnic slurs. Cannoli rae overrated, my arse. Ciao and tante belle cose.
I know that cannoli is the plural but it sounds so much more eye-talian to add an S. Like yous.
This comment thread is making me wet.
this comment thread is making me nauseous. to read my dad writing “wet dreams…” vomit.
This article and comment thread are fantastic! I do want to add that we actually get them shipped from Napoli and bake them here! I also practice my pronunciation on a daily bases! I’m getting there!
the GL is hard to say…