Father of Tiramisu Dies at 93
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The founder of the famous Italian dessert Tiramisu, which was discovered by mistake thanks to his wife and restaurant chef, dies at the age of 93.
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The dessert was accidentally discovered due to a mistake by Campeol's wife and his chef
The governor of the Veneto region in Italy has announced that Ado Campeol, also known as "the father" of the world-famous tiramisu dessert, died over the weekend at 93-years-old.
Campeol was the owner of Le Beccherie restaurant in the city of Treviso that began first offering the famous coffee-soaked biscuits and mascarpone dessert in the 1970s.
Italy is mourning the death of its “father of Tiramisu,” the inventor of one of Italy’s most famous mouth-watering desserts, at the age of 93 https://t.co/dNjCGA95l2
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 31, 2021
The dessert, which was accidentally discovered due to a mistake by Campeol's wife and his chef at the time, according to local media reports, quickly took off and is today considered a symbol of Italian cuisine sought by those with a sweet tooth all over the world.
"With Ado Campeol gone today at age 93, Treviso loses another one of its gastronomical stars," Luco Zaia, the governor of the Veneto region, wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday.
"It is at his restaurant, thanks to the intuition and the imagination of his wife, that was born the tiramisu, one of the most celebrated desserts in the world."
Classic tiramisu is made by layering espresso-soaked biscuits with mascarpone and topped off with powdered cocoa.
Today the dessert is presented in several ways, with fruits at some times and peanut butter at others.
