{"id":7294,"date":"2026-11-06T17:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/?p=7294"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:19:15","slug":"italian-pastry-culture-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/11\/italian-pastry-culture-in-bangkok\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Pastry Culture in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\">On the occasion of the <strong>XI Week of Italian Cuisine in the World<\/strong>, the Italian Cultural Institute Bangkok hosted an exclusive workshop dedicated to an iconic Roman classic, elevated by the excellence of PGI Modica Chocolate and tailored for a group of Italian pastry enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\">In collaboration with<strong> 357\u00b0F Baking Studio<\/strong> and the <strong>Modica Chocolate PGI Consortium<\/strong>, the Italian Cultural Institute Bangkok organized a special day of training and cultural sharing centered on the traditional Roman <i data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"213\">Maritozzo<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\">Held on November 4, 2026, as part of the 11th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World celebrations, the event provided a meaningful platform for intercultural dialogue and exchange through the art of pastry.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"><b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Roman Tradition Meets PGI Sicilian Chocolate<br \/>\n<\/b>The session was led by <strong>Chef Thanawat &#8220;Save&#8221; Choopraserdchok<\/strong> (noted for his background on <i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"89\">MasterChef<\/i> and at <i data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"107\">Le Cordon Bleu Dusit<\/i>), who guided participants through key techniques in proofing, dough preparation, and filling. Enhancing the traditional recipe was the addition of prestigious PGI Modica Chocolate\u2014a flagship product from Sicily renowned for its cold-processing method and signature granular texture.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">An Educational Experience of Shared Culture<br \/>\n<\/b>Conceived as an experiential journey of shared learning, the exclusive workshop was limited to just 10 participants. Local students and food lovers had the opportunity to discover the rich history behind the <i data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"208\">Maritozzo<\/i>, gain insight into Italian Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) standards, and appreciate the value of safeguarding culinary heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the occasion of the XI Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Italian Cultural Institute Bangkok hosted an exclusive workshop dedicated to an iconic Roman classic, elevated by the excellence of PGI Modica Chocolate and tailored for a group of Italian pastry enthusiasts. In collaboration with 357\u00b0F Baking Studio and the Modica Chocolate [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7300,"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7294\/revisions\/7300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}