Biscotti Etc — Complete Biscotti Guide
L’Atlante · Tavola N.° II di XX

Lazio

Where the almond becomes a hazelnut, and the wine goes into the dough as well as under the biscuit.

Varietà documentate · 3 Si inzuppa in · Aleatico, vino rosso
La tassonomia — A · Bis-cotto B · Da inzuppo C · Cugino
N.° I
Tozzetti A · Bis-cotto

The Lazio cantuccio, twice-baked in the full sense — but built on the hazelnuts of the Monti Cimini rather than almonds, often perfumed with anise. In Viterbo they also answer to fettarelle. A registered traditional product (PAT) of the region.

Viterbo · PAT
N.° II
Ciambelline al vino B · Da inzuppo

Ring biscuits kneaded with white wine and olive oil and crusted in sugar — the ’mbriachelle, the "little drunk ones." The wine goes in the dough, and the finished ring goes back into the glass at the table.

Castelli Romani · PAT
N.° III
Brutti ma buoni C · Cugino

Ugly-but-good meringue-and-nut heaps, shared with Piedmont and Lombardy. Baked once, dried long — a beloved cousin, not a bis-cotto.

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Fonti di questa tavola

The atlas cites Italian primary and regional sources throughout. Claims resting on tradition rather than documents are phrased as claims; entries awaiting confirmation say so on their face.


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