{"id":1118,"date":"2019-06-18T14:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T12:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luleccio.com\/?page_id=1118"},"modified":"2019-06-18T16:42:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:42:31","slug":"what-to-eat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luleccio.com\/en\/what-to-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Eat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The delicious Salento food is one of the numerous reasons for a stay in Lecce and its surroundings, which turns out to be an unforgettable experience. Let\u2019s immediately discover the typical specialties that you must enjoy during a stay in Salento.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Rustico and Calzone<\/h2>\n

Among the most representative food of Salento, these two delicatessen coming from rotisserie.<\/p>\n

Rustico is a delicious disc of puff pastry stuffed with tomato sauce, b\u00e9chamel and a pinch of pepper.<\/p>\n

Calzone is the same dish called somewhere else in Italy panzerotto: it can be fried or baked.<\/p>\n

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Pasticciotto, Fruttone and other sweets<\/h2>\n

Among the icons of the cuisine of Lecce there are also two sweets: pasticciotto and fruttone.<\/p>\n

Pasticciotto<\/em> is a sweet which compactness is tough, realized with short pastry stuffed with cream.<\/p>\n

Fruttone<\/em> has a similar oval shape, but it is covered with a chocolate glaze and filled with jam.<\/p>\n

Salento offers a wide variety of sweets and desserts, from the typical Christmas proposals like the so called purceddhruzzi<\/em> and ncarteddhrate<\/em>, to the pastries made with almonds.<\/p>\n

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Puccia and other bakery products<\/h2>\n

Puccia<\/em> is the name of another delicatessen coming from Lecce. It is a soft and quite big sandwich: you can fill it with many different ingredients.<\/p>\n

Sceblasti<\/em> or pizzo<\/em> is an exquisite alternative to traditional bread, a special bread flavoured with olives, onion, courgettes, capers and many more ingredients.<\/p>\n

Taralli<\/em> are another bakery product, available in many different flavours and varieties.<\/p>\n

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The everlasting frisa with tomato<\/h2>\n

Among the gastronomic symbols typical of Lecce, frisa<\/em>, once the classical poor dish for less wealthy families, is the member with full rights. It is a tough bread, to be dunk in water and flavoured with tomato, salt, olive oil and possibly with other ingredients like tuna, rocket, capers.<\/p>\n

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Homemade pasta<\/h2>\n

Trattorie and restaurants in Lecce propose various types of homemade pasta, locally produced. One of the most traditional dishes is \u201cciceri e tria\u201d, a very particular pasta with chickpeas, where pasta is partly fried and partly boiled. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Fish and meat<\/h2>\n

It is not surprisingly that fish specialties are abundant in Salento, and a particular care is devoted to fish-fry.<\/p>\n

In the days of the feast of the saint of the city, Sant\u2019Oronzo, and in the different feasts of the patron saints, a very popular dish is \u201cscapece\u201d<\/em>, marinated and fried fish with a soft texture the unmistakable yellow colour.<\/p>\n

For those who prefer meat, an appreciated specialty in Salento are called turcinieddhri<\/em>, spicy rolls prepared with lamb and kid entrails to roast. A very well-liked meat specialty is composed by little pieces of equine meat with tomato sauce.<\/p>\n

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What to drink in Lecce<\/h2>\nSalento is a renowned land for its winemaking, so talking about wines is spoilt for choice: among the red wines, Negroamaro and Primitivo stand out.\n\nA delight made in Lecce, available in all bars and really appreciated in summertime, is the coffee with ice and almond milk.\n\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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