Abruzzese recipes

Fiadoni from Abruzzo are delicious spongy cheese puffs. The recipe arrived to Abruzzo from the aristocratic kitchens of Ferrara in the 1500s.

In Central Italy, the “sdiuno” is what's for breakfast. Here's a look at this Abruzzese tradition.

A classic celebration cake from Abruzzo

Fregnacce Abruzzesi is a yummy traditional baked fazzoletti pasta recipe from Abruzzo. It is made with homemade handkerchief pasta squares filled with a meat and sausage ragu. This is a delicious alternative to classic lasagna and a great way to use homemade lasagne sheets. #homemadepasta #freshpasta #fazzoletti #handkerchiefpasta #fregnacce #ragu #sausagepasta #bakedpasta #alforno #italianrecipe #italianpasta #authenticitalianpasta #thepastaproject @thepastaproject

The only food guide you need to visit Abruzzo, one of Italy's lesser-visited regions. We tell you which foods to try and explain how the regional cooking is different from the rest of Italy.

Add an Abruzzese touch to your dessert spread with these crescent-shaped pockets filled with honey and nuts.

Introduction and curiosities: In Abruzzo it isn't Christmas without Caggionetti. There are many versions according to the area and your tastes. In this version caggionetti are filled with chickpeas, bitter cacao, sugar, honey, mosto cotto (cooked wine), walnuts, almonds, peel of orange and ground cinnamon

Brodo is a slow-cooked broth and, in this version, is accompanied by tender Italian meatballs and a savoury sponge that resembles an Australian zucchini slice.

Makes about 10

She learnt to cook at her Nonna's knee, but Silvia Colloca was an actress and an opera singer long before she found her fame in food.