Almond, Curly Biscuit
Product included in the national list of traditional agri-food products (PAT)
PAT type : Fresh pasta and bakery, biscuit, pastry and confectionery products
Production Area : Municipality of Palma di Montechiaro.
Technical data sheet of the traditional agri-food product (PAT)
Production area: Municipality of Palma di Montechiaro.
Brief product description: S-shaped with grooves, approximately 10 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. Ingredients: blanched almonds, whole eggs, sugar, and grated lemon zest.
Description of the processing, storage and maturing methods: This is a hand-made, artisanal dough.
Special materials and equipment used for preparation and conditioning: No special materials or equipment are needed other than an oven for baking and a small tool for creating grooves on the biscuits. Everything is done by hand.
Description of processing, storage, and maturing facilities: Standard pastry shops. Shelf life: approximately one week. In a home freezer: several months.
Evidence that the methods have been practiced consistently and according to traditional rules for a period of no less than 25 years: Tomasi di Lampedusa's "The Leopard" makes an admiring reference to them, as reported in the historical essays of Andrea Vitello. The deliciousness of the "mandorlati" is also due to the quality of the local almond, the "Girgenti Palma," which has enjoyed widespread fame on foreign markets for centuries.
Source Pat Cards: Sicily Region
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Informational contributions : Web, Sicily Region
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