Pepatelli A · Bis-cotto
Honey, almonds, cocoa and black pepper baked as a loaf, then sliced and dried again in many houses — Molise’s flagship and a genuine twice-bake, shared (and disputed) with Teramo across the border.
L’Atlante · Tavola N.° XIV di XX
Molise
Honey, almonds and black pepper, sliced from the loaf — the smallest mainland region holds a true bis-cotto.
A · Bis-cotto B · Da inzuppo C · Cugino
N.° I Termoli · Natale
N.° II natalizi
Mostaccioli molisani B · Da inzuppo
Molise’s mostacciolo: must, honey, spice, a hard bite that asks for wine.
Fonti di questa tavola
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