Mezzelune (, ), also known as Schlutzkrapfen in South Tyrol, Tyrol, and neighbouring German-speaking regions and as crafuncins or cajincì in

Ladin Ladin may refer to: * Ladin language, a language in northern Italy, often classified as a Rhaeto-Romance language *Ladin people, the inhabitants of the Dolomite Alps region of northern Italy See also *Laden (disambiguation) * Ladino (disambigua ...

-speaking regions, are a semi-circular

stuffed pasta Filled pasta or stuffed pasta refers to a dumpling with a flour, especially pasta, wrapper or skin, usually sealed, surrounding a variety of fillings. Such pasta is especially common in non-tropical regions of Eurasia. Examples of filled past ...

, similar to

ravioli Ravioli (; singular: ''raviolo'', ) are a type of pasta comprising a filling enveloped in thin pasta dough. Usually served in broth or with a sauce, they originated as a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli are commonly square, though o ...

pierogi Pierogi are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a savory or sweet filling and cooking in boiling water. They are often pan-fried before serving. Pierogi or their varieties are associated with the cuisines of Central, Easter ...

. The dough is usually made of white flour or buckwheat flour, durum semolina, mixed with eggs and

olive oil Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives (the fruit of ''Olea europaea''; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, produced by pressing whole olives and extracting the oil. It is commonly used in cooking: f ...

. Typical fillings may include cheese (such as ricotta,

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, mozzarella, or

Bitto Bitto ( lmo, Bit) is an Italian DOP (''Denominazione di Origine Protetta'') cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy. It owes its name to the Bitto river. Bitto is produced only in the summer months when the cows feed on the high alpi ...

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, or mushrooms (such as porcini, chanterelles, or champignons). There are also recipes with potato, meat,

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, or sauerkraut filling. The dish may be served with mushroom or pesto sauce, with salsiccia, with seafood, and/or with cherry tomatoes. File:Mezzelune di mare al pesto (2498933582).jpg, Mezzelune with seafood and pesto File:Schlipfkrapfen in Virgen in Osttirol.jpg, Buckwheat flour-based Schlipfkrapfen

Similar dishes

Similar types of pasta are known as casunziei in Dolomites area,

casoncelli Casoncelli (; in Eastern Lombard) are a kind of stuffed pasta, typical of the culinary tradition of Lombardy, in the north-central part of Italy. Whatamieating.com Casoncellientry at whatamieating.com. Accessed on 2010-01-14. The shell typic ...

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

, and '' cjarsons'' in Friuli.

References

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