The gourmet

The painting below shows four kinds of fritters that are sold by street vendors in the streets of Rotterdam. The three smaller ones are filled with apples, raisins and dried plums.

The gourmet

These apples were bought in a local market in Sardinia. They are called ‘limoni’ there, whereas in the rest of Italy they are called ‘arance amare’. They have a slightly bitter taste, but when you add some sugar to the filling this is not noticeable at all.