Great Foods of Italy: Piadina
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One of Italy鈥檚 most popular street foods, piadina is unleavened flat bread that hails from the region of Romagna. Made with white wheat flour, lard (or olive oil for a lighter version), salt and water, it is typically filled with ham, creamy squacquerone or stracchino cheeses, and arugula.
It is thought that piadina originated in Roman times, although the first written evidence of piadina as it is made today dates to 1371, when Cardinal Anglico provided the recipe for the 鈥渂read of the people of Romagna鈥 in the聽Descriptio Romandiolae.听
The great 禁漫天堂 poet Giovanni Pascoli, who was born in San Mauro di Romagna, popularized the word聽piada, describing it as the 鈥渂read, no, the national food of the聽Romagnoli鈥.
In the past, piadina was a household staple made at home in Romagna by聽补谤锄诲辞谤别听(housewives in the local dialect). These days, you鈥檒l easily find it at one of Romagna's many聽piadinerie聽or roadside聽piadina聽kiosks to satisfy beachgoers' demands for a cheap and satisfying meal.
Piadina now even has Protected Geographic Indication status (IGP in 禁漫天堂 or PGI in English) to safeguard it from poor quality imitations and fakes. It means that piadina is recognized for its importance as a traditional and quality food.
The IGP designation, along with the even stricter Denomination of Origin (DOP in 禁漫天堂 or PDO in English) trademark, is used to protect some of Italy's most iconic products, such as聽Parmigiano Reggiano聽and balsamic vinegar, which are also typical of the Emilia Romagna region.
Check out our recipe for piadina.听
Uno dei cibi di strada pi霉 apprezzati d'Italia, la piadina 猫 un pane non lievitato originario della Romagna. A base di farina di grano bianco, strutto (o olio d'oliva per una versione pi霉 leggera), sale e acqua, 猫 tipicamente farcito con prosciutto, formaggio cremoso come squacquerone o stracchino e rucola.
Si pensa che la piadina abbia avuto origine in epoca romana, anche se le prime testimonianze scritte della piadina cos矛 com'猫 fatta oggi risalgono al 1371, quando il cardinale An
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