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Origin
Marche (widespread)
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Description
Sweet-savoury fried pastry half-moons from Marche, traditionally made at Easter. A short egg-and-lard pastry encases a filling of fresh pecorino (or ricotta), eggs, sugar, lemon zest, and sometimes saffron or cinnamon. Fried golden in lard or olive oil. The salt-forward pastry against the lightly sweet cheese filling is characteristic of central Italian pastry that straddles savoury and sweet.
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The Thread
—Fried sweet pastry with a crisp exterior in the central Italian tradition Empolese · (Tuscany)
—Sweet fried dough with a slight cheese element at festival times Puglia
—Pastry encasing a cheese and egg filling, sweet-savoury balance Greek
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Flavour Context
Crisp, slightly savoury shell giving way to warm, lightly sweet melting cheese — the Easter pastry of Marche, designed to use the season's fresh pecorino
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