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Let's learn about the perfect traditional Sardinian dessert for any special occasion! The Sardinian landscape is alternated with sandy and rocky beaches, plains and mountains. These different types of landscape makes Sardinia one of the most interesting regions of Italy and Sardinian traditional sweet recipes are not less varied. Thanks to the Arab and Spanish influences that have blended perfectly with the traditional local agro-pastoral culture, Sardinian sweets are now famous all over the world. At the end of the meal, leave cutlery, spoons or dessert forks because the peculiarity of Sardinian sweets is that they are neither desserts that require a spoon to be eaten nor serving desserts, but rather sweets and pastries. Historically, the traditional Sardinian sweets are eaten every day or they are perfect holiday dessert ideas for Christmas, Carnival, weddings and popular festivals. The most important local food products such as Sardinian cheese have been transformed into tasty traditional Sardinian sweets. Traditional Sardinian dessert with almonds Sardinia has got an important tradition of almond cultivation that can be found both grafted and wild, since this plant has found its ideal habitat in these places. Just this double production of bitter and sweet almonds has led to their transformation into a traditional Sardinian dessert: the Sardinian amaretti. Amaretti biscuits are made with sweet and bitter almonds, as well as sugar. This Sardinian dessert is crunchy outside and soft inside, characterised by the small cracks that are formed while cooking. It can be flavoured or completed with an almond or sugar. The king of Sardinian almond sweets is also the pastissus, also called pastine reali. This traditional Sardinian dessert is made of a very thin sheet that wraps a soft heart based on almonds and covered with a sugar icing flavored with orange blossom water. Expert women prepared