Sometimes a savory dish is so iconic that it becomes incorporated into a sweet commemoration; just think of pizza and burger-shaped cakes you've seen on cooking shows or foodie reels, prepared with an uncanny attention to detail to honor their beloved savory counterpart.

In Italy, bakery owners started a similar tradition nearly a century before cooking shows came into existence. Polenta e osei is a unique Northern Italian dessert named and fashioned after its namesake, a savory main course.