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 w ...
, a sandwich of
veal
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spleen. It often also includes toppings of
caciocavallo and
ricotta cheese. It is most common in the city of
Palermo
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.
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In Gratteri
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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
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like Vastedda della Valle del Belice and Vastedda palermitana both recognized by Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry as a traditional product
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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 Holiday, ho ...
.
See also
* Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
* Pani ca meusa
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References
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