Campari: The Italian Aperitif

Campari is an Italian alcoholic apritif made from herbs and fruit, first invented in 1860 by Gaspare Campari in Novara, Italy. Its distinctive red color originally came from Carmine, a dye made from crushed Cochineal insects. The first Campari production plant was opened in 1904 near Milan, Italy. Gaspare's son Davide began to export Campari to other markets, and today it is known worldwide for its bitter flavor.

Campari is one of many Italian bitters popular in Europe for their use in cocktails, where they add complexity and strong flavor—and often a lot of color, too! It is most similar to Aperol, which is like Campari except it's milder and with a lower alcohol content. 

Campari's advertising artwork is well-known and popular for decorating kitchens, dining rooms, home bars and offices. 

However you like to enjoy Campari, these different glasses are great for serving your drinks in style. You'll find a variety of collectible items on eBay featuring the Campari name and logo.

Campari can add a unique twist to your cooking and baking as well! The strong color is great in sauces, icings and gels, and the bitter flavor can temper some sweet desserts and make them more complex and layered.

• Raspberry-Campari Sorbet | Serious Eats : Recipes

  If you like your desserts more tart than sweet, this sorbet is for you. And if you're a little addicted to the pleasantly bitter taste of Campari, this sorbet is really for you. It's more tart than sweet with a bitter kick that makes for an especiall

• Campari Cantaloupe Popsicles

  It’s POPSICLE WEEK!! Did you know that? My friend Billy from Wit & Vinegar started a thing. 26 of us food bloggers are making popsicles this week cuz it’s August and it’s totally time to get excited about popsicles as if we weren’t already...

• Campari Chip Ice Cream | 10th Kitchen

  Recipe for Campari Chip Ice Cream. Bitter orange liqueur and dark chocolate chunks!

• Cook the Book: Lemon Layer Cake with Campari Frosting | Serious Eats : Recipes

  Out of all of the incredible dessert in The Boozy Baker by Lucy Baker the one that I was most looking forward to trying was this Lemon Layer Cake with Campari Frosting. I love limoncello, and seems like a ingredient that should be used in baking proj

• Grapefruit Campari Sorbet

  This is a lot lighter than most of the ice creams I make. Butter Pecan, Banana Pudding, and Cake Batter all tend to fall on the opposite end of the spectrum. However, when my friend Mike asked if we could make this Grapefruit Campari Sorbet...

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