“Crubik”, il cornetto-cubo che fa impazzire Torino 🥐

"Crubik", the cube-shaped croissant driving Turin crazy

Il fenomeno social del momento, almeno per quanto riguarda il cibo, si chiama “Crubik”, ed è un cornetto a forma di cubo, ripieno di crema pasticcera alla vaniglia.

Una trovata geniale dello chef stellato Matteo Baronetto, che ha così chiamato la sua invenzione in onore del mitico cubo di Rubik.

Il cubo-cornetto sta letteralmente spopolando, anche grazie al tam-tam sui social. La gente si mette in coda fin dall’alba per riuscire ad accapparrarsi uno dei 150 pezzi giornalieri.

Avete già l’acquolina in bocca? Bene! non vi resta che andare alla “Farmacia del cambio”, un laboratorio di pasticceria di altissima qualità creato nei locali di un’antica farmacia nel 1757.

Keywords

il cornetto 🥐: croissant – 牛角面包

il cubo: cube – 立方体

la crema pasticcera: pastry cream – 糕点奶油

la trovata: idea – 主意

stellato/a: starred, award-winning – 获得星级评定的

spopolare: to become popular – 变得流行

il tam-tam: buzz – 喧闹声

accaparrarsi: to snatch up – 抢购

avere l’acquolina in bocca 🤤: to have one’s mouth watering – 俄, 流口水

Grammar

Stare + gerundio = present continuous

“Il cubo-cornetto sta letteralmente spopolando”
(The cube-shaped croissant is literally taking the world by storm)

In Italian, the present continuous is expressed using the combination of the verb “stare” (to stay) and the gerund form of the main verb.
This construction is commonly used to indicate an ongoing action or a temporary situation in the present.

Here’s how the structure “stare + gerundio” is formed:

1. Conjugated form of “stare” (present tense):

  • Io sto (I am)
  • Tu stai (You are)
  • Lui/lei sta (He/she is)
  • Noi stiamo (We are)
  • Voi state (You are)
  • Loro stanno (They are)

 

2. Gerund form of the main verb:

  • The gerund is formed by dropping the infinitive ending (-are, -ere, -ire) and adding the appropriate gerund ending (-ando for -are verbs, -endo for -ere and -ire verbs).

Translation

The current social phenomenon, at least when it comes to food, is called “Crubik,” and it’s a croissant in the shape of a cube, filled with vanilla pastry cream.

It’s a brilliant idea by Michelin-starred chef Matteo Baronetto, who named his invention in honor of the legendary Rubik’s Cube.

The cube-shaped croissant is literally taking the world by storm, thanks to the buzz on social media. People start queuing up early in the morning to get their hands on one of the 150 daily pieces.

Are you already salivating? Great! All that’s left for you to do is to go to the “Farmacia del Cambio,” a top-quality pastry laboratory created in the premises of an ancient pharmacy from 1757.