Pignolata is a Sicilian pastry originating in the city of Messina, made as a single large sweet meant to be cut into pieces for sharing. One version is a soft pastry dough finished half in chocolate icing and half in lemon flavored icing, each side hardening separately for a distinctive two tone presentation; another is made of small fried pastry balls coated in a hot honey sauce with chopped almonds or hazelnuts. It was traditionally prepared for Carnival, the last celebration before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. 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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- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, originated there.
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1. Pignolata (Wikidata)
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Pignolata (Wikipedia)
- Uses Ingredient: Lemon, Infobox main_ingredient field: Pastry dough, chocolate and lemon flavoured syrup/icing
In Cuisine: Italian Cuisine, lead paragraph
Pignolata (Sicilian: pignulata) is a Sicilian pastry originating in the city of Messina.
In Group: European Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes, lead paragraph
Pignolata (Sicilian: pignulata) is a Sicilian pastry originating in the city of Messina.
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