Bussolai
Bussolai are traditional Venetian sweet cakes, usually in doughnut shape, originally from Burano. The name derives from bussola, which means a compass.
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Compari alla Malvasia — Malvasia Companions — Grevembroch 1-84
“Compari alla Malvasia” (Malvasia Companions) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Scaleter — seller of bussolai and ciambelle — Zompini — Arti #17
“Scaleter” (seller of bussolai and ciambelle) from “Arti che vanno per via” (1785) by Gaetano Zompini, translated by René Seindal.
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Venice rhymes with Wine
Wine is all over in Venice, and always has been