Tiramisu means Remember Me. Tiramisu in the original Italian, "Tira" means "lift, pull", "Mi" is "me" and "Su" is "I". "Mi" means "me" and "Su" means "up", which together means "pull me up". Another interpretation is "take me away" and "remember me", taking away not only the flavor, but also the love and happiness.

Tiramisu's origins can be traced back to a 17th-century northwestern Italian dessert called Zuppa del Duca, or Zuppa Inglese.

The real tiramisu began to appear in the 1960s in the northwestern area of Venice, Italy. The locals used Mascarpone cheese as the main ingredient, then replaced the traditional dessert sponge cake with finger cookies, adding other elements such as coffee and cocoa powder.