The meaning of its name Legend has it that when an apprentice from the Melegatti grocery store saw the colour of the new dessert’s dough, he yelled out in amazement: “L’è proprio un pan de oro!” (Italian for, “It is really a golden bread!”). Reality or fantasy, it is very likely that the name of the Veronese Christmas cake comes from the yellow colour of the leavened dough. A less-accredited theory refers to the “pan de oro” of the Serenissima, of which there is no certain evidence. It seems that in their homes during the holidays, Venetian nobles would eat a bread covered in goldleaf. According to some scholars, the Pandoro’s classic 8-point shape recalls various pagan rites; for others, it is the exact opposite, as it recalls the guiding star for the Three Wise Men. Glauco on Adobe Stock 34 TRADITIONS
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