A Buccellato is a
Sicilian circular
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cake. Buccellato contains
figs
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and nuts.
[Gillian Riley, ''The Oxford Companion to Italian Food'' (]Oxford University Press
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, 2004, p. 194. It is traditionally associated with Christmas in Sicily.
It is not to be confused with the distinct, but similar traditional
Lucchese cake of the same name, the
buccellato (di Lucca), although both are ring-shaped sweet breads that contain candied fruit peels.
[Anna Del Conte, "Buccellato" in ''Gastronomy of Italy'' (rev. ed.: Pavilion Books, 2013).]
See also
*
Cuccidati
References
Italian cakes
Cuisine of Sicily
Christmas cakes
Fig dishes
Nut dishes
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