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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Urbino’s treasured golden flatbread: crescia sfogliata

June 13, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Crescia filled with salame ciascuolo and formaggio di fossa (cave aged cheese)

Crescia sfogliata is a flaky, slightly addictive flatbread from the town of Urbino in Le Marche. The recipe dates back to medieval times. Crescia sfogliata are related to neighbouring Romagna’s piadina (a flatbread) and are a variation on the paratha from India and the shou zhua bing from China. Eating one for the first time is… 

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Casatiello: an iconic centuries-old recipe for Easter bread

April 11, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Next week I will share with you a recipe for casatiello (a savoury Easter bread with salami, cheese, ham and eggs from Campania)

I remember my first Easter in Italy. A group of friends had planned to go to Naples to see the museums and eat at the famous pizzerias. Afterwards we would explore the islands and the Amalfi coast. Upon arriving in Naples, we went into a bakery looking for picnic fodder and on the counter sat… 

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