{"id":41394,"date":"2024-05-09T18:53:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T16:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/?p=41394"},"modified":"2024-06-08T14:20:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T12:20:49","slug":"piadina-from-rimini-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tortelliniandco.com\/en\/piadina-from-rimini-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Piadina from Rimini recipes: classic with lard and that with olive oil"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of absence, I found myself drawn back to the familiar streets of Rimini.<\/span><\/p>\n

I chose a day of sunshine and rain. I strolled through the picturesque streets of sunlit Borgo San Giuliano and among the stately downtown buildings made shiny by the rain. It must not happen again to let so much time pass without returning.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many, Rimini means the beach and piadina.<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, Rimini is the Tiberius Bridge, the Malatesta Temple, the old fish market in Piazza Cavour, Piazza Malatesta with its beautiful fortress, Castello Sismondo, now home to the museum dedicated to film director Federico Fellini.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, Rimini also includes Borgo San Giuliano, which today is a city district but was once a village where fishermen lived, and Lella’s piada, an institution in town.<\/span><\/p>\n

I walk along, observing the people sitting at cafe tables, the people of Rimini on bicycles, and the slow pace of life, which reminds me how well people live in the quiet, small cities of Emilia-Romagna.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amarcord<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Over the years, I have fully understood the value of amarcord, a Romagnolo dialect term that became famous after Federico Fellini, born in Rimini, used it as a film title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amarcord means I remember, am arcord. It may be a word that gains importance as the years go by.<\/span><\/p>\n

Life is a journey, and baggage is made up of memories. How many facts, events, and people have slipped away like sand between our fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amarcord enshrines the unforgettable, regardless of whether the memory is pleasant or painful.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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\"Piadina
Piadina with lard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Piadina
Piadina with olive oil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Piadina from Rimini: a recipe from Fellini’s home<\/span><\/h4>\n

I returned to Rimini for a memory: the piadina of Maddalena Maria Fellini, Federico’s younger sister. When I got home, I made piadina from Rimini with her recipe, which she wrote in the book Romagna in cucina. Finally, after weighing the ingredients she indicated by writing a pinch, I decided to share it here on the blog.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellini was a foodie and greatly appreciated his mother’s and sister’s cooking. Of the latter, I read that she loved her sister-in-law, the Italian actress Giulietta Masina, to cook for her brother Federico and laugh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought it was a pleasant memory to share, along with the recipe for piadina romagnola, the kind you find thin from Rimini to Pesaro.<\/span><\/p>\n

Piadina is a convivial food that reminds me of many lunches with family or friends. Occasionally, however, I eat it alone on the beach. <\/span>When the hot sun and hunger drive tourists back to the hotel for lunch, I sit in the shade of an empty beach umbrella, looking out at the sea, my sea, as the smell of bread rises from my hands to my nose. Piadina is family, home, and happy moments.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano (Bologna, Zanichelli, 1996) by Adelmo Masotti:<\/span><\/h5>\n

“Piada. It is a thin flatbread made of unleavened bread, baked in a red-hot testo (pan), typical of Romagna. For the people of Romagna, it has risen to symbolize the Family, their Land, and the social life the community has established there. Its fragrance spreads cheerfulness and feelings of friendship and love.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Piadina<\/p>\n

Piadina from Rimini: cooking notes<\/span><\/h4>\n

I leave you with two recipes for piadina from Rimini:<\/span><\/p>\n