A couple of days ago I got an urgent message from my friend Jess. “Cookies!” her note declared. “There is a new place in Portuense called Mondo di Laura that does kosher cookies. They are sold at Roscioli but we should go to the source.” I agreed. I recently wrote of my obsession with the biscottini at the kosher bakery in the Ghetto. Now that place is absolutely amazing and I adore everything they sell, but the selection is limited and heavily almond paste and ricotta based. This is not a complaint by any means. I simply appreciate variety so when I checked out Mondo di Laura’s website and saw there were ten kinds of cookies to choose from, I was hell bent on getting my hands on them. I didn’t wait long.
The next day I went to Kosher Bistro in the Ghetto where I knew they were sold. They had a selection of five of the ten types. For the sake of research I got one of each to try. The one pictured above is called Miss Cioccolatissima, a chocolate and coffe liquor flavored gluten free cookie. This was not my favorite but the only one that was photogenic enough after being stuffed in a take away bag with lots of friable treats. The best one was Pepita, a mixture of cacao, sugar, margarine and Himalayan salt, a perfectly balanced union of savory and sweet with the texture of a nearly cooked brownie. Candy Spicy, similar to a gingersnap, was also tasty. Tragically, Kosher Bistro did not have the snail-shaped, vanilla and salt flavored Frolline I had hoped to try. This week has a singular gastronomic goal at the moment: to chase down that snail.
Jessica
November 11th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Katie’s quest for cookies caused her to leave me in the dust and eat them before I could! I got the recommendation from a friend who literally bought out the store he was in because they were so good.
valentina
November 11th, 2009 at 11:27 am
I’m so proud of the discover!!!!!
I was so delighted by the taste of the biscuits I had to tell it to everyone I know, it deserve it!!!
It was really a discover to have this tasty moment in an open market near Galleria Borghese in Rome!!!
Congratulation for the taste…for the packaging and for the site!!!!! So stilish!!!!
Tom
November 11th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Yet more delectable edibles to add to my ever-growing list of new things to try while in Rome! Thank god we’ll be there for five days…!
Megan
November 11th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Mondo di Laura is just down the street from me! I also jumped for joy when I found about them. However, since their little (and I mean little) storefront is right next to a place called “Er Maritozzaro” I am always very torn between the two…
Jessica
November 11th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Thank you Valentina for telling me about them and sending the site!
Jessica
November 11th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
PS. Katie….let’s go to the headquarters this weekend!
laura raccah
November 11th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
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Katie
November 11th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
@valentina thanks for tipping us off! good work. any other cookie related advice is appreciated.
@tom you need to extend your trip. do it!
@laura i want to be in your shop too. jessica and i are coming there soon! Megan are you with us? can we stuff some in a maritozzaro?
Jessica
November 11th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Megan….how could you have kept these delicious treats a secret! Laura…ci vediamo presto al negozio!
Nonna
November 12th, 2009 at 2:08 am
These look alot like a cookie I’ve made. I’ll put Jess to a taste test when she’s home for Christmas
Katie
November 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
@Nonna I may have to come up to Mass to participate in the taste test.
Tom
November 12th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Katie–we’re going to be in Italy for a total of 19 days…I’m already cutting it close at work by taking all this time off at once! We’ll be in Rome for Christmas week…and what a busy week it will be hunting down all these fabulous places you’re recommending! I would extend the trip to infinity if I could! lol
PS–still need a wonderful recommendation for Christmas Eve lunch (dinner is out) if anyone has one. Thanks!
Katie
November 13th, 2009 at 12:18 am
even infinity non basta!
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