Vastedda is the traditional Sicilian bread used to prepare the

Pani câ meusa ''Pani câ meusa'' (; also spelled or less correctly ''pani ca meusa''; is a Sicilian street food. Its Italianized name is . It is a dish typical of Palermo and it consists of a soft bread (locally called ''vastedda'' or ''vastella'') topped ...

, a sandwich of

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. It often also includes toppings of

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and

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cheese. It is most common in the city of

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, near Palermo, a fried version called Vastedda fritta is also made. The vastedda fritta is recognized by Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry as a traditional product and is listed into the official list of traditional Italian agricultural and food product.See
list of traditional Italian agricultural and food products

Sicilian cheese

The term ''Vastedda'' or ''Vastella'' in Sicilian indicates also different traditional kinds of

cheese Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...

like Vastedda della Valle del Belice and Vastedda palermitana both recognized by Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry as a

traditional product A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays o ...

and listed into the official list of

traditional Italian agricultural and food products A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays o ...

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Sicilian cheese

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