Panettone vs. Pandoro — What's the Difference?

Panettone (, Italian: [panetˈtoːne]; Milanese: panetton [paneˈtũː]) is an Italian type of sweet bread originally from Milan, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Western, Southern, and Southeastern Europe as well as in Latin America, Eritrea, Australia, the United States and Canada.It has a cupola shape, which extends from a cylindrical base and is usually about 12–15 cm high for a panettone weighing 1 kg. Other bases may be used, such as an octagon, or a frustum with a star section shape more common to pandoro.

Pandoro [panˈdɔːro] is a traditional Italian sweet bread, most popular around Christmas and New Year. Typically a Veronese product, pandoro is traditionally shaped like a frustum with an eight-pointed star section.

A festive Italian yeast cake flavored with candied fruit peels and raisins.

A sweet bread loaf of Veronese origin, in the shape of a star, traditionally eaten at Christmas.

A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert.