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Abruzzo
Mountain shepherding food meeting the Adriatic coast: skewered mutton, chitarra pasta, chilli and saffron.
Signature dish · Arrosticini
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Abruzzo (Abruzzo) cooks between the high Apennines and the Adriatic. Inland it is shepherds' food — lamb and mutton, pecorino, dried pasta cut on a chitarra frame — while the coast turns to brodetto and grilled fish.
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Abruzzo Home CookingEveryday Abruzzese cooking between the mountains and the sea.46 recipes
Grandmother-Style Abruzzo RecipesSlow household dishes from Abruzzese kitchens.2 recipes
Shepherd & Mountain FoodLamb, mutton, pecorino and high-pasture cooking.15 recipes
Abruzzo Pasta TraditionsChitarra pasta, maccheroni and regional sauces.6 recipes
Adriatic Coastal CookingBrodetto, grilled fish and coastal pasta from the Abruzzo shore.6 recipes
Chilli & Saffron TraditionsPeperoncino and Navelli saffron in Abruzzese cooking.3 recipes
Traditional Abruzzese SweetsFerratelle, biscuits and festival sweets.8 recipes
Heritage Abruzzo RecipesLong-documented dishes of the region.4 recipes
Mountain & Shepherd FoodThe Gran Sasso and Majella kitchen: lamb, sheep's cheese, potatoes, soups and transhumance food.11 recipes
Adriatic Coastal CookingVasto, Pescara and Giulianova: brodetto, mussels, anchovies and coastal home cooking.7 recipes
Pasta alla Chitarra TraditionsThe egg dough cut on the chitarra frame and the sauces Abruzzo serves with it.3 recipes
Lamb & Sheep TraditionsArrosticini, lamb stews, pecora alla callara and the sheep-farming food of the highlands.7 recipes
Soups & LegumesSagne e fagioli, chickpeas, lentils from Santo Stefano and the region's brothy dishes.8 recipes
Vegetable CookingStuffed and fried vegetables, cardoons, greens and the garden food of Abruzzo.2 recipes
Saffron TraditionsCooking with Navelli saffron on the L'Aquila plateau, used sparingly and locally.2 recipes
Rural BakingFarmhouse breads, pizza di Pasqua, focaccia and the wood-oven baking of the villages.4 recipes
Festival FoodEaster, Christmas, Carnival and saint-day cooking across Abruzzo.12 recipes
Forgotten Abruzzese DishesVillage recipes of the inland valleys, rarely cooked outside them.4 recipesSub-regions
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