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Barbajuan (also spelled barbagiuan or barbagiuai) is an appetizer mainly found in the eastern part of the
French Riviera The French Riviera (known in French as the ; oc, Còsta d'Azur ; literal translation " Azure Coast") is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is usually considered to extend fro ...
, in the western part of
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and in
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
. A kind of fritter stuffed with Swiss chard and ricotta, among other ingredients, it originates from
Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
, where it is especially eaten on the national day, 19 November. The word means ''Uncle John'' in Monégasque.


See also

* List of hors d'oeuvre * List of stuffed dishes


External links


Barbajuan recipe


References

Italian cuisine French cuisine Monegasque cuisine Appetizers Stuffed dishes Fritters Cheese dishes {{Italy-cuisine-stub