'Mpanatigghi
In all likelihood introduced by the Spanish during their domination in Sicily occurred in the sixteenth century, whose tests are also given by the rather unusual combination of meat and chocolate that occurs many times in Spanish cuisine, the 'mpanatigghi delicacies are only able to meet the needs of those who love intense flavors and details. Typical sweet of Modica (in the province of Ragusa), the 'mpanatigghi (also called impanatiglie or meat sweets) are biscuits stuffed breaded like a small crescent-shaped panzerotto, and are produced using almonds, nuts, chocolate, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and beef, but as the the most famous delights of the world, the impanatiglie may experience changes in the use of ingredients, too. |