Comments on: Panettone Madness [Featured]

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:19:20 +0000

Stuart, thanks for featuring my post. I’m glad to see I’m not the only expat who is intrigued by the trend.

Wow, Juancho — $12 for a D’Onofrio panetonne? That’s gotta hurt! (I wonder if Peruvians visiting family in the US bring along some extra boxes at Xmas time?)

By: Stuart Starrs

Stuart Starrs — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:23:13 +0000

Miguel, I think you´ll be able to guess my answer from this new post.

By: Miguel Vera

Miguel Vera — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:28:57 +0000

There’s no Christmas (or Independence Day, at least in Lima) without “panetón”. Those 2.5 metric tonnes probably apply to me hehe, I love it. How do you like it Stuart?

By: Juancho

Juancho — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:56:52 +0000

Panetón was on of the things we most missed when we moved to the US (well, yes there was aji, rocoto, huacatay, Inca Kola, etc on that list) but due to its connection to the holidays, the lack of panetón left a larger void.

Fortunately, thanks to a craze for Italian things a few years ago, Italian panetones are now available at this time of year in California. Brazilian ones sometimes turn up, and while good, the fruit tastes different.

D’Onofrio panetones also are available but at 12 dollars each, I’ll stick to the more affordable Italian ones.