Pistacchissimo Easter Egg and Colomba 2022

Easter 2022 turns green with the products created by Pistacchissimo. To help you choose, I've decided to write this guide, which describes all the differences.

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Why 2 eggs and 2 colombe?

I chose to offer you 4 different products because they are unique excellences in the world, with totally different characteristics, designed to satisfy different tastes.

The strength of Pistacchissimo lies in its collaborations and extensive knowledge of the industry landscape. Every year, I select what I consider to be the best and create extraordinary products together with them, the result of combining my ideas with theirs.

Many other sites resell products from these or other companies, but they almost always make it unclear who actually makes them. Sometimes you ask me why I don't review products from certain companies; the answer is simple: because I have already reviewed the original product and it wouldn't make sense to write two identical reviews.

IMPORTANT: No artificial pistachio flavorings are used in any Pistacchissimo products. The pistachio taste comes exclusively from real, high-quality, carefully selected pistachios.

UOVO PISTACCHISSIMO: FoodPorn or White Pistachio version?

The Pistacchissimo Easter Eggs 2022 come in two variants:

These are two unique products in the world, and making a choice is truly difficult—otherwise, I would have only proposed one! Now I will help you choose the one best suited to your tastes:

Appearance

• Foodporn: Externally covered in chopped and halved pistachios, very different from a traditional egg. Inside, the pistachio chocolate is very dark, a color derived from pure roasted pistachio paste.

• White Pistachio: Externally smooth and shiny, reminiscent of traditional eggs. Inside, the pistachio chocolate is pastel green, the typical color of natural Bronte pistachio.

Pistachio

• Foodporn: Made with a mix of high-quality pistachios, partly highly roasted and partly natural. Total percentage: 50%.

• White Pistachio: Made exclusively with Bronte pistachio DOP, natural (minimal roasting). Total percentage: 46%.

White Chocolate

• Foodporn: The white chocolate taste is almost non-existent, as a very neutral base was chosen to leave more room for the roasted pistachio paste. The roasting highlights certain aromatic notes of the pistachio, including slightly "bitter" notes that prevent the product from being overly sweet.

• White Pistachio: The white chocolate taste is more present, as a very fine chocolate was chosen, where you can taste the freshness of the milk and other delicious aromatic notes. The roasting of the pistachio is minimal, almost imperceptible, to leave the typical taste of natural Bronte pistachio unaltered, including the slightly "bitter" notes (from the skin) that prevent the product from being overly sweet.

Texture

• Foodporn: When bitten, it feels "softer" due to the 40% pure pistachio paste. A delightful contrast is created by the remaining 10% of chopped pistachios on the outside.

• White Pistachio: When bitten, the chocolate feels "crunchier" due to the 30% pure pistachio paste. The crunchiness is further accentuated by the remaining 16% of whole pistachios inside.

Overall Flavor

• Foodporn: Designed for those who love the taste of roasted pistachio, the sole protagonist of the egg. Slightly "pasty" when bitten, contrasted by the crunchiness of the chopped pistachios on the outside.

• White Pistachio: Designed for those who love the taste of natural pistachio, accompanied by delicious, top-tier white chocolate. "Crunchy" chocolate, balanced with an equal amount of whole pistachios embedded inside.

COLOMBA PISTACCHISSIMO?

The Pistacchissimo Easter Colombe come in two versions:

These are two unique products in the world, and making a choice is truly difficult—otherwise, I would have only proposed one! Now I will help you choose the one best suited to your tastes:

Appearance

• Doppia Crema: Covered in pistachio chocolate and mixed-cut pistachios.

• 3 Pistacchi: Covered in pistachio chocolate and large pistachio grains.

Dough

• Doppia Crema: Classic dough, but without candied fruit or orange flavoring, where you can savor the freshness of the ingredients (butter, eggs, etc.). Very soft, with large air pockets, thanks to the long traditional leavening process.

• 3 Pistacchi: Bronte-style pistachio dough, where you can savor an aroma different from the usual colombe. Very soft, but with smaller air pockets, as the presence of pistachio in the dough does not allow for large alveolation.

Creams

• Doppia Crema: Both creams are designed by Pistacchissimo and contain 50% pistachio. The cream under the glaze has a medium roast, while the spreadable cream inside has a high roast. In total, you get 390 grams of 50% cream!

• 3 Pistacchi: The 3 Pistacchi cream contains three layers with different percentages: 40% pistachio cream + milk cream with chopped pistachio + 100% pure paste. The roasting is minimal to leave the taste of natural pistachio unaltered. The intensity of the pistachio, derived from the pure paste and the 40% cream, is accompanied by the delicious milk cream. In total, you get 450 grams of mixed-percentage cream.

Overall Flavor

• Doppia Crema: If you are looking for a traditional, premium, and delicate dough that accompanies two creams with an intense and dominant pistachio taste (with different roasts), this is the right choice. The two creams offer two extraordinary taste experiences.

• 3 Pistacchi: If you are looking for a pistachio dough with a unique taste, combined with an innovative, out-of-the-box 3-layer cream, with an intense pistachio taste (mostly natural) that alternates with the milk cream, this is the right choice.