{"id":1268,"date":"2016-03-04T10:53:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T09:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/italybyevents.com\/en\/?page_id=1268"},"modified":"2025-01-03T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:06:05","slug":"puglia-food","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.italybyevents.com\/en\/puglia\/puglia-food","title":{"rendered":"Puglia – Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Puglia’s cuisine is very appreciated, and recipes are often marked by the intense flavors of virgin olive oil<\/strong>. Vegetables<\/strong> are a very popular ingredient, as well as meat<\/strong> and fish<\/strong>.
\n<\/span>Famous throughout the world it is the pasta<\/strong> from Puglia, thanks to the exceptional wheat that grows in the plain called Tavoliere delle Puglie, especially orecchiette<\/strong> and cavatelli<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the main courses, not to be missed the famous “rice Bari style<\/strong>“, with baked potatoes<\/strong> and mussels<\/strong>.
\nThe r<\/span>enowned cheese production<\/strong> includes burrata<\/strong>, caciocavallo, ricotta, mozzarella<\/strong> and ricotta<\/strong> cheese<\/span><\/p>\n

Among meat and sausages:<\/strong> the capocollo<\/strong> of Martina Franca, the sausage with fennel<\/strong> and tripe with potatoes<\/strong>, <\/span>to eat with the famous Altamura bread<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the bakery products there are taralli<\/strong> and friselle<\/strong>. A typical italian starter is the bruschetta<\/strong>, made with friselle, tomato, oil and basil. In Puglia people traditionally eat the pittule<\/strong>, fried balls of yeast-based dough, and the particular Turcinieddhri<\/strong> (grilled lamb offal rolls cooked).<\/p>\n