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Mustacciuoli

Breads, Flatbreads and Savory Pastries

Mustacciuoli, also spelled mustaccioli or mostaccioli, is a pastry originating in the Naples region of Italy and usually served at Christmas, also found in Apulia, Molise and Abruzzo. It has a soft, spiced, cake like interior made from flour, almonds, sugar, cloves, coffee and olive oil, shaped into a parallelogram and covered in chocolate, though modern versions sometimes use white chocolate frosting or icing sugar with candied fruit instead. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Origin Region
Italy 1
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Cacao Fermentation and Chocolate Making, Food Traditions
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Italian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Almond, Ingredients
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)
Clove, Ingredients
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)
Flour, Ingredients
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)
Olive Oil, Ingredients
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)
Sugar, Ingredients
Source Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, originated there.
Sources
1. Mustacciuoli (Wikidata)
  • P495 (country of origin): Italy
    Italy
  • P31 (instance of): Dessert
    Dessert
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Mustacciuoli (Wikipedia)
  • Uses Ingredient: Olive Oil, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, almonds, chocolate, sugar, cloves, coffee, olive oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, almonds, chocolate, sugar, cloves, coffee, olive oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Almond, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, almonds, chocolate, sugar, cloves, coffee, olive oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Clove, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, almonds, chocolate, sugar, cloves, coffee, olive oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, Infobox main_ingredient field: Flour, almonds, chocolate, sugar, cloves, coffee, olive oil
  • Expresses Tradition: Cacao Fermentation and Chocolate Making, Wikipedia category: Category:Chocolate desserts
  • In Cuisine: Italian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Mustacciuoli, also known as mustaccioli or mostaccioli, is a pastry originating in the Naples region of Italy, usually served at Christmas time.
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