{"id":17573,"date":"2022-12-01T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T00:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shop.movery.it\/struffoli-dolce-natale\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:54:35","slug":"struffoli-dolce-natale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/struffoli-dolce-natale\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas struffoli: from Magna Graecia to the Neapolitan table"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/struffoli-dolce-natale\/#Origini_e_curiosita_sugli_struffoli\" title=\"Origins and interesting facts about struffoli\">Origins and interesting facts about struffoli<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/struffoli-dolce-natale\/#Gli_struffoli_nelle_altre_regioni_italiane\" title=\"Struffoli in other Italian regions\">Struffoli in other Italian regions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/struffoli-dolce-natale\/#Ricetta\" title=\"Recipe\">Recipe<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/struffoli-dolce-natale\/#Procedimento\" title=\"Proceedings\">Proceedings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">The <strong>struffoli,<\/strong> crispy <strong>balls<\/strong> covered with a delicious icing of <strong>honey<\/strong> under a rain of <strong>candied fruit<\/strong> and <strong>confetti<\/strong> colorful: who has never tasted them at <strong>Christmas<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Every family carefully preserves its recipe, what is certain, though, is that a nice plate of struffoli can never be missing on a Neapolitan table; they are often given to friends and relatives for the holidays, moreover, eating them is a sign of good omen for the new year that is about to begin!<\/p>\n<p>P.s: a little secret to make them even tastier is to make small balls so that each one is fully coated with honey, which will make it even tastier.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origini_e_curiosita_sugli_struffoli\"><\/span>Origins and interesting facts about struffoli<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although it is a typical dessert in the Neapolitan culinary tradition, it is spread throughout the <strong>south-central<\/strong> and actually is thought to have been anciently imported from Magna<strong> <\/strong>Greece; today, in fact, in <strong>Greece<\/strong> and in <strong>Turkey<\/strong> are still prepared in their variant, the <strong>lokoumades<\/strong>, <strong>pancakes<\/strong> leavened and fried rounds, covered with honey or <strong>sugar syrup<\/strong>, <strong>cinnamon<\/strong> Or other flavorings.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as \"<strong>strozzaprete<\/strong>\", the origins of this name are very curious. From the Greek \"<strong>strongoulos<\/strong>\", that is, rounded, and \"<strong>prist\u00f2s<\/strong>\" meaning cut, comes out \"strongoulos prist\u00f2s,\" meaning a round cut ball, which perfectly describes the ostrich. By assonance, it later became \"strangolapre(ve)te\" in Greece, because they are able to \"strangle\" those who at the time were considered greedy members of the <strong>clergy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Other scholars believe that with good probability the <strong>origins<\/strong> are Andalusian, referring to the period of the <strong>spanish domination<\/strong> to <strong>Naples<\/strong>. In the <strong>Southern Spain<\/strong>, in fact, they cook the Andalusian equivalent of struffoli, the <strong>pi\u00f1onate<\/strong>, different from ours mainly because of the more elongated shape of the dough balls.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond which people first handed down this tasty preparation, it is almost assured that it was the<strong> neapolitan nuns <\/strong>to preserve the recipe, preparing them often, even during Christmas, starting the tradition of struffoli in Naples.<\/p>\n<p>This typical dessert is mentioned in an ancient <strong>cookbook <\/strong>as early as 1634, but not with specific reference to the Christmas season. <strong>John Baptist Crisci <\/strong>publishes in Naples the \"<strong>Lucerna de corteggiani<\/strong>\", an extensive collection of <strong>menu<\/strong> for different times of the year-the first true repertoire of products and specialties of the South Central region.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gli_struffoli_nelle_altre_regioni_italiane\"><\/span>Struffoli in other Italian regions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In <strong>Umbria<\/strong>, in the <strong>Brands<\/strong>, in <strong>Molise <\/strong>and in <strong>Abruzzo<\/strong> the struffolo is called <strong>cicerchiata<\/strong>, because the balls tied together with honey resemble the characteristic shape of the <strong>cicerchie<\/strong>, while in <strong>Basilicata<\/strong> and <strong>Calabria<\/strong> is known as the \"<strong>cicerata<\/strong>\". In areas near <strong>Viterbo<\/strong> struffoli are associated with another dessert, the soft dough pancakes that are generally known as the <strong>castanets<\/strong> by <strong>Carnival<\/strong>. A <strong>Taranto <\/strong>are called \"<strong>sannacchiudere<\/strong>\", while at <strong>Lecce<\/strong> \"<strong>purce\u1e0d\u1e0duzzi<\/strong>\", whose name recalls the shape resembling sweet little piglets, also called\u00a0<strong>cunfitti laces<\/strong>, \"<strong>purcidd<\/strong>\" a\u00a0 <strong>Martina Franca<\/strong>; a <strong>Palermo<\/strong>, however, are called strufoli, with a missing \"f\". A <strong>Carloforte<\/strong> at <strong>Sardinia<\/strong> are called \"<strong>jiggers<\/strong>\".<\/p>\n<p>Get them ready for the holidays, too!<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ricetta\"><\/span>Recipe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Serves 6:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>00 flour 450 g<\/li>\n<li>Eggs 3 whole<\/li>\n<li>Butter 90 g<\/li>\n<li>White sugar 3 tablespoons<\/li>\n<li>White rum or limoncello 30 ml<\/li>\n<li>Grated peel of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>Salt to taste.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>For the dressing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acacia honey 300 ml<\/li>\n<li>Candied fruit: a handful diced<\/li>\n<li>Colored sugar pralines to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Peanut seed oil 1 liter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedimento\"><\/span>Proceedings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Starting with the dough, lean against a preferably wooden surface and sift the flour, add a pinch of salt, the eggs, three tablespoons of sugar and the already soft butter. Also add the rum (or limoncello if you prefer) and the grated peel of one lemon.<\/li>\n<li>Work the dough with a fork, then switch to your hands to make a stretchy, smooth dough.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap the loaf in plastic wrap and leave it in the refrigerator for about an hour.<\/li>\n<li>Then divide the dough into several pieces and start working the pieces into long cylinders, then cut each \"snake\" into rectangles, about 1 centimeter long. If you prefer round balls you can work the rectangles with your hands, otherwise leave them as they are.<\/li>\n<li>Heat one quart of peanut oil in a fairly high frying pan or pot (such as a wok). When the oil has reached the temperature for frying use a skimmer to gently lay the struffoli into the oil a few at a time. Be careful! The cooking times are very short; as soon as they are golden brown, take them out immediately. Of course remove the excess oil by placing them on a plate with paper towels.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, in a pot where the cooked struffoli will also go, start heating the honey. Once melted turn off the heat and add struffoli, candied fruit, confettini, Stir it all together.<\/li>\n<li>Now place them on a plate and create a small mountain of delicious colored balls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Struffoli are the staple of Christmas pastries and can never be missing from the table...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":15710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[313],"tags":[],"locations":[167,208],"class_list":["post-17573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sapori-tipici","locations-campania","locations-napoli"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17573"},{"taxonomy":"locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movery.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locations?post=17573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}