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Sweet piadina of Romagna and ricotta cream
Sweet piadina of Romagna and ricotta cream
Sweet piadina is a happy childhood memory. In my childhood home, it was mainly made during the cold months and, rather than a snack, it was a simple Sunday evening treat, often accompanied by traditional piadina, baked potatoes, and mixed grilled meats. And sweet piadina with ricotta cream and a sprinkling of bitter cocoa to end…
23 October 2025
St. Petronius bread of Bologna
St. Petronius bread. A bread dedicated to the Patron of Bologna
St. Petronius bread is a celebratory bread prepared on October 4, when the city of Bologna celebrates its protector. The recipe has been deposited at the local Chamber of Commerce since 2005, along with many other traditional recipes from the city and the Bologna area. When I say traditional, I don't necessarily mean an ancient…
29 September 2025
Ricciola brioche from Imola
Ricciola brioche from Imola, the savory rosemary bread roll
Ricciola brioche from Imola is a leavened savory roll halfway between bread and brioche that smells of rosemary. And it was one of the breakfasts and snacks of my childhood. Since 2023, it has been one of the products recognized as Bologna's De.Co, the list of agri-food products and traditional activities of Bologna and its metropolitan…
20 October 2024
Savory potato chifel (bread)
Savory potato chifel (bread), and a forgotten Bolognese history
That is the Bolognese recipe for non-Bolognese chifel. It sounds bizarre, I know. Now I'll tell you the story. The recipe for chifel (or chiffel or kipfel) demonstrates how recipes are travelers with great adaptability. From Austria, Kipfel means half-moon in German. And it is the shape created by Viennese baker Peter Vendier to celebrate the defeat of…
26 January 2024
Easter Bracciatello bread, recipe from Romagna
Easter bracciatello bread: an old recipe from Romagna
Bracciatello bread is a somewhat forgotten recipe from the Romagna tradition. It is a doughnut, usually not very sweet, typical of Easter breakfast. And although it finds a place among cupboard cakes in Romagna cookbooks, it is an almost-bread. The ciambella version, with raisins or chocolate chips, is recent. Originally it was almost certainly a dry cookie that has…
4 April 2023
Crescente con i ciccioli
Stories of focaccia with lardo and a yellow school bus
Focaccia with lardo is a masterpiece among Bologna's recipes. Even if, in Bologna, the typical focaccia is called  crescente. There are two different kinds of focaccia. Exists a kind of short crescente ("e" ending, don't miss) made with finely minced prosciutto mixed into the dough. It is simply delicious. And then there is a more leavened…
14 March 2023
Savory brioche loaf with aromatic herbs recipe
Savory brioche loaf with aromatic herbs recipe
Savory brioche loaf but just as good as the sweet one. If you're here, we probably think the same way. Brioche is a French preparation. It has nothing to do with the traditional Bolognese and Romagna cuisine I usually share on the blog. But it has a lot to do with my life because I love bread…
5 September 2022
Streghe di Bologna ricetta
Streghe of Bologna: typical savory crackers
Streghe of Bologna (strega means witch) are flaky, savory, and fragrant bread sheets baked in the oven. If home baking is for you, try this recipe, it's affordable for everyone. Streghe of Bologna: the origin They originated as a baked product that you could buy, at weight, from bakers throughout the city. Streia (its name in the bolognese…
25 May 2022
Fried bread of Bologna: crescentina fritta
Crescentina fritta: the typical fried bread of Bologna
Crescentina fritta is a traditional fried bread of Bologna that, with different names, you can find all over the Via Emilia. Crescentina fritta of Bologna is a typical fried bread In Modena and Reggio Emilia it is called gnocco fritto. When in Parma calls for torta fritta. In Romagna piadina fritta, in dialect piê fritta. Sometimes it…
27 August 2021

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