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Origin
Campania — Napoli
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Description
The summer version of the classic — fried zucchini slices layered with Fiordilatte di Agerola, Parmigiano, basil, and tomato sauce, baked until unified. Lighter in texture and character than the aubergine version, with the zucchini's delicate sweetness requiring a lighter approach: less tomato sauce, more emphasis on the milky cheese, and a shorter bake. The Neapolitan tradition insists on frying the zucchini first — not grilling or roasting — to develop the flavour crust that holds up during baking.
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The Thread
—Fried vegetable slices layered with tomato sauce and cheese in a baked preparation — Greece and Naples arrived at the same layered-vegetable-bake formula independently Greek
—Fried vegetable layered with white cheese and tomato — the Ottoman and Neapolitan traditions share the fried-vegetable-cheese-tomato layer logic Turkish
—Zucchini with tomato and cheese in the oven — Provence and Campania share the same summer vegetable treatment, different only in the cheese used French
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Flavour Context
Sweet fried zucchini, milky fiordilatte, light tomato, basil, Parmigiano — lighter and more delicate than the aubergine version, the summer sister of the great parmigiana
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