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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/

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Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Origin Region
Italy 1
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Expresses Tradition

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Uses Ingredient

Almond, Ingredients
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Clove, Ingredients
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Flour, Ingredients
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Olive Oil, Ingredients
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Sugar, Ingredients
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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]], [[almond]]s, [[chocolate]], [[sugar]], [[clove]]s, [[coffee]], [[olive oil]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[almond]]s, [[chocolate]], [[sugar]], [[clove]]s, [[coffee]], [[olive oil]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Almond, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[almond]]s, [[chocolate]], [[sugar]], [[clove]]s, [[coffee]], [[olive oil]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Clove, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[almond]]s, [[chocolate]], [[sugar]], [[clove]]s, [[coffee]], [[olive oil]]
  • Uses Ingredient: Flour, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Flour]], [[almond]]s, [[chocolate]], [[sugar]], [[clove]]s, [[coffee]], [[olive oil]]
  • Expresses Tradition: Cacao Fermentation and Chocolate Making, Wikipedia category: Category:Chocolate desserts
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