Cuisine of San Marino
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As San Marino is a microstate completely landlocked by Italy, the cuisine of San Marino is strongly similar to that of Italian cuisine, especially that of the adjoining Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions. However, although partly based on a typical Mediterranean diet, it also draws on a richer eclectic cuisine and has a number of its own unique dishes and products.[citation needed]
Local savoury dishes include fagioli con le cotiche, a Christmas bean and bacon soup; pasta e cece, a chickpea and noodle soup with garlic and rosemary; nidi di rondine a baked pasta dish with smoked ham, beef, cheese and a tomato sauce; and roast rabbit with fennel[1]
They also have a food found mostly in Borgo Maggiore called a Pieda, which is something similar to a Spanikopita, except it is in a pita, and instead of Feta cheese, it is mozzarella. Also sometimes escarole is used as an exception to spinach.[citation needed]
Sweets include a cake known as Torta Tre Monti ("Cake of the Three Mountains/Towers"), based on the Three Towers of San Marino and similar to a layered wafer cake covered in chocolate; Torta Titano, a layered dessert made with biscuit, hazelnuts, chocolate, cream and coffee, also inspired by San Marino's central mountain, Monte Titano; Bustrengo, a traditional Christmas cake made with honey, nuts and dried fruit; Verretta, a dessert made of hazelnuts, praline and chocolate wafers; Cacciatello, a dessert made with milk, sugar and eggs, similar to Crème caramel; and zuppa di ciliege, cherries stewed in sweetened red wine and served on bread.[citation needed]
The region also produces a number of wines such as Brugneto and Tessano (cask-aged red wines) and Biancale and Roncale (still white wines).[2]. Its liqueurs include the aniseed-flavoured Mistrà, the truffle-flavoured Tilus and the herbal Duca di Gualdo.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Culture of San Marino, everyculture.com
- ^ Gastronomy, Visit San Marino
- ^ Gastronomy of San Marino, Delicious Italy
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