Italian Easter Foods

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1. Many Italian dishes prepared for religious festivals manage to incorporate religious significance into the recipe. Nowhere is this more evident than in the vegetable, egg, and cheese pie known as the Torta Pasqualina. What is this dish's chief characteristic? It has 3 layers, uses 3 vegetables,3 cheeses, and 3 eggs. It has 33 layers of dough and twelve eggs. It is baked in the shape of a cross. It has 12 layers and uses 12 eggs.

2. Grain is symbolic of new life and rebirth. The Pastiera, or Pizza Grana, is a sweet ricotta cheese pie enriched with one or the other of these two grains. Corn or wheat. Rice or corn. Buckwheat or spelt. Wheat or rice.

3. Speaking of ricotta cheese pastries, another one traditionally made for Easter are Pardulas or Formagelles. These are small cheese tarts colored yellow with saffron and shaped to resemble this object. Sunflowers The sun. Buttercups Eggs

4. The traditional Italian Easter meal is similar in many respects to the Passover meal; it starts with a hard-boiled egg, includes a salad of bitter greens, and has as its main course Abbacchio. What kind of meat is Abbacchio? Lamb Kid Veal Mutton

5. Breads, especially sweet breads, are another major feature of the Italian Easter. Scaredde, Ciamballe, bon Hom, and Puppazi traditionally are decorated with these. Purple and yellow sugar Easter eggs (or eggs). Silver dragees Pastel-colored icing

6. Another famous Easter bread hails from Lombardia and is called Colomba. It is made in the shape of this bird. Eagle Swallow Dove Swan

7. Picnics are an Italian Easter tradition, enabling one to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery as well as good food. I can think of nothing better to bring along than Pizza Rustica, a deep-dish pizza served at room temperature and incorporating a variety of cured meats, cheeses, and eggs. What is another name for this pie? Pizza Chiena Pizza Fritta Crostata di Pasqua Pizzelle

8. Many pastry shop windows around Eastertime feature replicas of this animal molded out of almond paste or marzipan and tied around the neck with a red ribbon. Hen Rabbit Lamb Calf

9. Chocolate Easter eggs, made by professional chocolatiers are well known in Italy as well and are usually made with these inside. Chocolate truffles A small present or trinket Decorated eggs A figure of Christ or Mary

10. Have I sent you running to the refrigerator yet? Don't forget to have a bottle of this "holy" dessert wine, traditionally served at Easter on hand to wash everything down with! Folinare Asti Spumante Marsala Vin Santo