Zuppa toscana soup

On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article zuppa toscana soup. This article is about the dessert.

For the building in Rome colloquially named after the dessert, see Victor Emmanuel II Monument. Italian dessert layering custard and sponge cake, perhaps derived from trifle. To make Zuppa Inglese, either sponge cake or ladyfingers are dipped in Alchermes, a bright red, extremely aromatic Italian herb liqueur. Zuppa Inglese is also a popular gelato flavor. The origins of Zuppa Inglese are uncertain. One theory states that it originated in the sixteenth-century kitchens of the Dukes of Este, the rulers of Ferrara. Italian cuisine refers to both sweet and savory dishes.

Similarly, thick bean with vegetable stews, and fish or shellfish stews are properly described as zuppa di verdure and zuppa di pesce, respectively. The name translates literally in Italian as English soup and may in fact connote its similarity to English trifle. Others believe it is a dialectical corruption of the verb inzuppare, meaning to sop. A dessert invented by Neapolitan pastrycooks of Europe during the 19th century.