Pitta ‘Mpigliata-Calabrese Fruit and Nut Pastry

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Pitta 'mpigliata-Calabrian Fruit and Nut Pastry, a traditional Christmas dessert from Calabria, mostly found in the Calabrian province of Cosenza. Strips of an olive oil and white wine pastry are filled with walnuts, raisins, orange zest, warm spices and doused with honey. The ultimate Italian Christmas treat!

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What is a traditional Calabrese Christmas dessert? If you would ask anyone in my in-law's family that is from Calabria, they would say pitta 'mpigliata. It is a very popular Calabrian sweet made for Christmas.

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Pitta ‘Mpigliata-Calabrese Fruit and Nut Pastry

What is a traditional Calabrese Christmas dessert? If you would ask anyone in my in-law's family that is from Calabria, they would say pitta 'mpigliata. It is a very popular Calabrian sweet made for Christmas.

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