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Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert containing fruits and nuts and resembles fruitcake or Lebkuchen. It may date back to 13th century Siena in Italy’s Tuscany region. Documents from 1205 show that panforte was paid to the monks and nuns of a local monastery as a tax or tithe which was due on the seventh of February that year. Literally panforte means strong bread which refers to the spicy flavour.
