CASUNZIEI RECIPE

There are lots of different kind of recipe to prepare casunziei, the local homemade pasta filled with vegetables. We can quietly say that each family in Rocca Pietore has his own recipe handed down between generations.

That’s why we only list the main ingredients both for pasta and filling.

PASTA INGREDIENTS

• Flour
• Eggs
• Water
• Salt

DIFFERENT KIND OF FILLING

• Giamèita or wild spinach
• Ricotta cheese and spinach
• Beetroot
• Potatoes
• Pumpkin

Casunziei must be boiled in hot water and served with melted butter and smoked ricotta cheese.