Last updated: 10 June 2026
The Bocconcino Dai Dai is a single-portion frozen dessert: a 10-gram bite of gelato wrapped in a fine coating, served straight from the freezer with zero preparation. Sold in cartons of 70 pieces, it gives restaurants an instant gourmet finish for the end of the meal, the coffee or the event buffet.
What is the Bocconcino Dai Dai?
Dai Dai is the name guests already ask for: a bite-sized Italian gelato morsel, the size of a praline, designed for professional service. Each piece weighs exactly 10 grams, so a carton of 70 bocconcini holds 700 grams of ready-to-plate dessert. No slicing, no portioning, no pastry station: you open the freezer, plate, and serve. That is the whole recipe.
Why do restaurateurs love it?
Because it solves the dessert dilemma. The 10-gram fixed portion means a fixed food cost per piece: you know to the centime what every plate costs you. Preparation time is zero, so dessert no longer depends on a pastry chef or on leftover cake going to waste. And it is the easiest upsell on the menu: "a bocconcino with your espresso?" turns a coffee into a caffè gourmand and adds margin to every table.
How do you serve it?
Straight from the freezer to the plate: the bocconcino is at its best when served immediately, still perfectly cold. Three service formats cover almost every occasion in a restaurant.
| Service | Portion per guest | Plating tip |
|---|---|---|
| End of meal | 3–5 pieces (30–50 g) | Mixed flavours with fresh fruit and a mint leaf |
| Caffè gourmand | 1–2 pieces beside the espresso | One cream, one coffee: echo the cup on the saucer |
| Event buffet | 2–3 pieces in mini cups | Bring out small batches so they stay frozen |
A mini grand dessert is the most striking option: one bocconcino of each flavour lined up on a slate or marble board. Four colours, four bites, one plate that the neighbouring table will photograph.
Which flavours exist?
The LAPA range covers four Dai Dai flavours, all in 10-gram pieces and cartons of 70: panna (cream, the classic guests search for by name), caffè (coffee, born for the caffè gourmand), pinoli (pine nut, the elegant surprise) and lamponi (raspberry, the fresh note that closes a rich meal). Mixing them on one plate is the simplest way to make a 30-gram dessert look like a tasting menu.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Bocconcino Dai Dai a gelato or a praline?
Both, in a way: a heart of gelato in a praline format. It is stored and served frozen, like a gelato, but eaten in one bite, like a praline.
How many bocconcini should I plan per guest?
Count 3 to 5 pieces as a dessert (30–50 g) and 1 to 2 beside a coffee. A carton of 70 pieces covers roughly 15 to 20 dessert servings.
How is the Dai Dai delivered in Switzerland?
LAPA delivers it frozen throughout Switzerland, with the cold chain guaranteed from our warehouse to your freezer.
Does it need any preparation before service?
None. Take the pieces out of the freezer at the moment of service and plate them. That immediacy is exactly why it works during the rush.
Where can a restaurant buy the Bocconcino Dai Dai?
From LAPA, the Swiss B2B supplier of Italian food: order online or by phone, with frozen delivery across the country.
Put the Dai Dai on your menu this week
Your guests are already searching for it by name. Give them the answer at the table: order the Bocconcino Dai Dai in the LAPA shop or call +41 76 361 70 21. Frozen delivery throughout Switzerland.
