Struffoli
Struffoli also known as Honey Balls (; nap, struffule ) is a Neapolitan dish made of deep fried balls of sweet dough. The dough is used in many Italian sweet treats such as chiacchiere. For struffoli, the dough is formed in to balls about the size of marbles. Crunchy on the outside and light inside, struffoli are mixed with honey and other sweet ingredients and formed into mounds or rings. There are many different ways to flavour them, but the traditional way is to mix them in honey with ''diavulilli'' ( nonpareils sprinkles), cinnamon, and bits of orange rind. Naming varies by region: in Calabria they are also known as ''scalilli'', and in Abruzzo ''cicerchiata''. They are often served at Christmas and are sometimes served warm. History A similar dish is described by Archestratus, a Greek poet from Gela in Sicily. It was called ''enkris'' ( el, ἐγκρίς) — a dough-ball fried in olive oil, which he details in his ''Gastronomy''; a work now lost, but partially preserv ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neapolitan Cuisine
Neapolitan cuisine has ancient historical roots that date back to the Greco-Roman period, which was enriched over the centuries by the influence of the different cultures that controlled Naples and its kingdoms, such as that of Aragon and France. Since Naples was the capital of the Kingdom of Naples, its cuisine took much from the culinary traditions of all the Campania region, reaching a balance between dishes based on rural ingredients (pasta, vegetables, cheese) and seafood dishes (fish, crustaceans, mollusks). A vast variety of recipes is influenced by the local aristocratic cuisine, such as '' timballo'' and the '' sartù di riso'', pasta or rice dishes with very elaborate preparation, and dishes from popular traditions prepared with inexpensive but nutritionally healthy ingredients, like '' pasta e fagioli'' (pasta with beans) and other pasta dishes with vegetables. Historical background Naples has a history that goes back many centuries: the city itself predates many ot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Doughnut Varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties. Variations and specialties by region The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local language translation of the term for an imported doughnut product. * Argentina – Kreppel, also called ''tortas fritas'' (fried pastries), is a fried pastry or quick bread that was introduced by German immigrants, and is similar to the Berliner. Facturas are a popular baked doughnut found in every corner bakery. Other names that may be seen in bakeries are ''berlinesas'' and ''bolas de fraile'' ("friar's balls"). * Armenia – ''Ponchik'', borrowed from Russian, is a deep-fried piece of dough shaped into a flattened sphere and filled with confiture or other sweet filling. ''Tukalik'' are similar to doughnut holes, and Armenian doughnuts are referred to as ''chickies''. * Australia – Kitchener bun, Similar to Berliner, but with an open ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Deep Fried Foods
This is a list of deep fried foods and dishes. Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, such as cooking oil. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan, and industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum fryer may be used. Deep frying is classified as a dry cooking method because no water is used. Due to the high temperature involved and the high heat conduction of oil, the food is then prepared quickly. Deep fried foods * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * ** Czech '' Smažený sýr'' ** Slovakian '' Vyprážaný syr'' * * * * * * * * * * * ('' Coxinha'') * * * : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * – the Puerto Rican version * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * – some varieties are deep fried * * * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Metropolitan City of Naples, Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and Naples metropolitan area, its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Çäkçäk
Çäkçäk (pronounced , Yañalif: ''Cəkcək'', Tatar Cyrillic: Чәкчәк or чәк-чәк, ''çäk-çäk''; tg, чақчақ, ''chaqchaq''; ky, чак-чак; uz, chak-chak; russian: чак-чак, ''chak-chak''; ba, сәк-сәк, ''säk-säk'', Kazakh "чак-чак", frequently anglicized as chak-chak (), is a Tatar cuisine#Sweets, Tatar sweet. It is particularly popular in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan, and is recognized as Tatarstan's national sweet in Russian Federation. Çäkçäk is made from unleavened dough cut and rolled into hazelnut-sized balls, which are then Deep frying, deep-fried in oil. Optionally hazelnuts or dried fruit (e.g.apricot and raisin) are added to the mixture. The fried balls are stacked in a mound in a special mold and drenched with hot honey. After cooling and hardening, çäkçäk may be optionally decorated with hazelnuts and dried fruits. Traditional wedding çäkçäk is of bigger size and is often covered with Candy, candies and dragé ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pignolata
Pignolata ( Sicilian: ''Pignulata'') is a Sicilian pastry, which originated in Messina and is also common in Calabria. It is a soft pastry, covered in chocolate and lemon-flavoured syrup or icing. This pastry is half covered or iced in one flavouring and the other half in the other flavour, which hardens when the pignolata is ready to be served. Each pastry serves several people, and is meant to be cut into small pieces when served. In Sicily, this dessert was made for Carnevale, the last celebration before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Pignolata can be also made of small portions of fried pastry, like large pearls, in a hot honey sauce, with chopped almonds or hazelnuts. Before serving, they are set on a plate, as a crown, with chopped nuts sprinkled over the top. See also *Struffoli *Croquembouche *List of doughnut varieties Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties. Variations and specialties by region The terms below con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christmas Food
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season organized around it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels procl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Italian Desserts
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Teiglach
Teiglach , also spelled taiglach or teglach ( yi, טייגלעך, singular teigel, literally "little dough") are small, knotted pastries boiled in a honeyed syrup. They are a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish treat for Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, and Purim. History Teiglach date back to the times of the Romans who made strips of fried dough in honey called vermiculi. Italian Jews adopted the dish but it disappeared from their repertoire in the Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire .... In the 12th century Franco-German rabbis mentioned eating a dish of fried or baked strips of dough covered in honey called ''vermesel'' or ''verimlish'' at the beginning of the Sabbath meal. The name went through changes, being called ''gremsel'' and then ''chremsel'' in Ea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lokma
Lokma, also known by their Greek name, loukoumades, are pastries made of leavened and deep fried dough balls, soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes coated with cinnamon or other ingredients. The dish was described as early as the 13th century by al-Baghdadi as ''luqmat al-qādi'' (), "judge's morsels". Etymology The Arabic word () (plural ), means ''morsel'', ''mouthful'', or ''bite''. The dish was known as () or "judge's morsels" in 13th century Arabic cookery books, and the word ''luqma'' or ''loqma'' by itself has come to refer to it. The Turkish name for the dish, , is derived from the Arabic, as is the Greek name (). History The recipe for ''Luqmat al-Qadi'', yeast-leavened dough boiled in oil and doused in honey or sugar syrup with rosewater, dates back to at least the early medieval period and the 13th-century Abbasid Caliphate, where it is mentioned in several of the existent cookery books of the time. It is also mentioned in the ''One Thousand and One Nights'', in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Croquembouche
A ''croquembouche'' () or ''croque-en-bouche'' is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and first communions. Name The name comes from the French phrase ''croque en bouche'', meaning " omething thatcrunches in the mouth." Presentation A ''croquembouche'' is composed of (usually cream-filled) profiteroles piled into a cone and bound with spun sugar. It may also be decorated with other confectionery, such as sugared almonds, chocolate, and edible flowers. Sometimes it is covered in macarons or ganache. History The invention of the croquembouche is often attributed to Antonin Carême, who includes it in his 1815 cookbook ''Le Pâtissier royal parisien'', but it is mentioned as early as 1806, in André Viard's culinary encyclopedia '' Le Cuisinier Impérial'', and in Antoine Beauvilliers' 1815 ''L'Art du Cuisinier''. In Viard's encyclopedia and other ear ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |