Pistachio

“This pesto is so versatile. It goes incredibly well with raw fish or steak, or a shellfish pasta. Pistachio has that beautiful sweetness and I always love using nori in pesto for a bit of flavour background,” says Wood.

There's a good reason Sicily is known as the sweets centre of Italy, and cassata – decorative and delicious – is it.

Talk about a showstopper cake.

This three-tiered berry and pistachio pavlova is a real showstopper.

Sweet and laced with spice, this Middle Eastern filo favourite is also an alleged aphrodisiac.