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

Puglia

An almond-paste cube with a Slow Food Presidio, and the savory frisella keeping the old naval logic alive.

Varietà documentate · 4 Si inzuppa in · Primitivo, latte di mandorla
La tassonomia — A · Bis-cotto B · Da inzuppo C · Cugino
N.° I
Biscotto di Ceglie B · Da inzuppo

Toasted-almond paste cubes filled with cherry preserve from Ceglie Messapica — a Slow Food Presidio and the pride of the Valle d’Itria almond economy.

Ceglie Messapica · Presidio
N.° II
Quaresimali pugliesi B · Da inzuppo

Lenten almond biscuits of the Bari school — austere by design, since Lent demanded it.

Bari · Quaresima
N.° III
Castagnelle B · Da inzuppo

Almond-cocoa "little chestnuts" of the Bari and Foggia Christmas, named for their shape, not their contents.

barese · Natale
N.° IV
Taralli dolci glassati B · Da inzuppo

Sweet rings under a snow of sugar glaze. Boiled before baking; a boil is not a bake.

lo scileppo

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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