Do you have babà?
ba-BÀ — two syllables, accent on the last. Equal stress on both, with the last slightly stronger.
In a Neapolitan pizzeria at the end of the meal, asking for the most iconic Neapolitan dessert.
'Babà' is a Neapolitan dessert — a light yeast cake soaked in rum syrup. It is one of the most beloved Neapolitan sweets and is the traditional dessert in Neapolitan pizzerias and restaurants.
Avete il tiramisù?
Do you have tiramisu?
The most famous Italian dessert — found in pizzerias across Italy
Una pastiera per favore.
A pastiera please.
Neapolitan Easter cake with ricotta and citrus — available year-round in good pizzerias
Cosa avete di dolce?
What do you have for dessert?
Open question — better in unfamiliar pizzerias where the dessert menu is unknown
The Neapolitan babà is served soaked in rum to the point of being almost entirely liquid — very different from the French version. In Naples there is even a saying: 'Si tu nun si' amico mio, si' comme 'o babà' (if you're not my friend, you're like a babà — soaked).