Beth Reiber
| Special to USA TODAY 10Best
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You’ve heard of limoncello, but what about orangecello?
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In Sorrento, on the island of Capri and the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, there’s no escaping lemons. They hang from trees in virtually every garden. Terraced lemon orchards sidestep dramatically up coastal hillsides, just as they have for centuries. Souvenir shops sell ceramics, aprons, tablecloths and other goods emblazoned with images of the yellow fruit. There’s lemon cake, lemon marmalade and lemon candy. Even tourists glide down streets wearing lemon-adorned dresses, shirts and socks.
Outside southern Italy, however, the region’s famous lemons make their way around the world mostly as a liqueur known as limoncello. Although considered an after-dinner drink, limoncello is also served in cocktails, like the limoncello spritz, which adds ice, prosecco and soda water.
Surprisingly, given its popularity, limoncello doesn’t stem from some ancient recipe. Although local lore tells of medieval monks and fishermen tippling the lemon concoction to brighten their day, there are no historical records of the liqueur prior to the 20th century. In fact, it…
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