"... the aspect of those monumental dishes of macaroni was worthy of the quivers of admiration they evoked. The burnished gold of the crust, the fragrance of sugar and cinnamon they exuded, were but preludes to the delights released from the interior when the knife broke the crust; first came a spice-laden haze, then chicken livers, hard boiled eggs, sliced ham, chicken and truffles in masses of piping hot, glistening macaroni, to which the meat juice gave an exquisite hue of suede."
The Leopard, Tomasi di Lampedusa
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