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Apulia

Durum wheat, olive oil, vegetables and legumes: Italy's great cucina povera coastline.

Signature dish · Orecchiette con cime di rapa

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How Apulia cooks

Apulia (Puglia) runs the length of Italy's heel, built on durum wheat, olive oil, vegetables, legumes and two seas. Its cooking is vegetable-first, bread-rich and famously thrifty.

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Breakfasts, mains, snacks, breads and desserts from this region.

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Curated groupings of this region's traditions, from family kitchens to roadside stands.

Puglian Home CookingPuglian Home CookingEveryday Apulian cooking from Bari to Salento.51 recipesGrandmother-Style Puglia RecipesGrandmother-Style Puglia RecipesHousehold dishes passed down through Apulian kitchens.6 recipesCucina Povera PuglieseCucina Povera PuglieseBread, beans and greens: Apulia's thrifty cooking.5 recipesOrecchiette TraditionsOrecchiette TraditionsHand-shaped orecchiette and the sauces they belong to.5 recipesBread & Focaccia TraditionsBread & Focaccia TraditionsPane di Altamura, focaccia barese and friselle.7 recipesVegetable CookingVegetable CookingCime di rapa, chicory, fennel and Apulian garden cooking.10 recipesLegume TraditionsLegume TraditionsFava beans, chickpeas and lentils in Apulian cooking.6 recipesCoastal SeafoodCoastal SeafoodAdriatic and Ionian fish, mussels and raw seafood traditions.8 recipesBari & Salento Street FoodBari & Salento Street FoodPanzerotti, pittule, sgagliozze and market snacks.3 recipesTraditional Puglian SweetsTraditional Puglian SweetsCartellate, pasticciotto and festival sweets.6 recipesHeritage Puglian RecipesHeritage Puglian RecipesLong-documented dishes of Apulia.20 recipesBari Food TraditionsBari Food TraditionsOrecchiette, tiella, focaccia and the cooking of Bari and its coast.9 recipesSalento FoodSalento FoodCiceri e tria, puccia, sea urchins and the deep south of Apulia.13 recipesValle d'Itria & Murgia CookingValle d'Itria & Murgia CookingBombette, cacioricotta, capocollo and the inland trulli country.3 recipesOlive Oil TraditionsOlive Oil TraditionsDishes built on Apulia's olive groves, from raw dressings to fried food.7 recipesRural & Farmhouse CookingRural & Farmhouse CookingMasseria food: bread, vegetables, lamb and the pignata pot.6 recipesFestival FoodFestival FoodChristmas, Easter and saints' day dishes from Apulian households.5 recipesForgotten Puglian DishesForgotten Puglian DishesOld household dishes still cooked in Apulian towns.6 recipes

Sub-regions

Cuisines within Apulia

Apulia is not one kitchen. These sub-regions cook with their own ingredients, techniques and signature dishes.

Focaccia barese, orecchiette, tiella and street food.BariFocaccia barese, orecchiette, tiella and street food.Coming soonCoastal fish, podolico cheese and mountain herbs.GarganoCoastal fish, podolico cheese and mountain herbs.Coming soonBaroque city baking, pasticciotto and street snacks.LecceBaroque city baking, pasticciotto and street snacks.Coming soonVegetable cooking, pittule, sea urchins and rustic pasta.SalentoVegetable cooking, pittule, sea urchins and rustic pasta.Coming soonBombette, capocollo and trullo-country cooking.Valle d'ItriaBombette, capocollo and trullo-country cooking.Coming soon

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