Apulia
Puglia in tavola
Apulia, the heal of the Italian boot, has miles and miles of coastline. Fish and seafood accompany the staples: bread and pasta.
Pane di Altamura
Pane di Altamura is one of Italy’s most well-known regional breads. It is made with hard wheat flour, grano duro in Italian, which is cultivated in the northeastern part of the Murgia region of Apulia. The flour is mixed with natural yeast, water and salt and left to rise for a couple of hours.
Some traditional recipes of Apulia
Calzone Bari style
From Puglia, a region with age-old traditional gastronomy, the original recipe of calzone, a mouth-watering and Mediterranean dish with red tomatoes and black olives.
Pasta with broccoli, tomatoes and almonds
This is a typical hard wheat pasta dish from the Puglia region.
Stuffed cuttlefish with Pecorino cheese
In this recipe, the cuttlefish are mixed with traditional Mediteranean ingredients like capers, olives and pecorino, giving life to a flavorful dish that tastes of ancient Rome.
Homemade Italian cookies
Crisp and crumbly, this almond cookie recipe is one of the oldest dessert recipes around.
