Susumelle di Calabria al Miele e Cannella
Reggio Calabria, Calabria
Thin, spiced honey biscuits from the Reggio Calabria area, traditionally made for Christmas and New Year: a dough of flour, honey, lard, orange zest, cinnamon, cloves, and anise seeds, formed into flat rectangles and baked until firm, then dipped in a honey-sugar glaze while still warm. Susumelle derive from the same Arab-Norman honey biscuit tradition as many southern Italian Christmas pastries. They keep for weeks and improve with time.