{"id":95,"date":"2009-02-20T17:09:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T21:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=95"},"modified":"2009-02-20T17:09:58","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T21:09:58","slug":"chiacchiere-di-carnevale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/chiacchiere-di-carnevale\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiacchiere di Carnevale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here in Italy we have reached la Settimana Grassa<\/strong> (the fat week), which is the\u00a0final week\u00a0of Carnevale.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>La Settimana Grassa<\/em>\u00a0began yesterday with Giovedi\u2019 Grasso <\/strong>(fat Thursday) and will end next Tuesday with Martedi\u2019 Grasso<\/strong> (fat Tuesday,\u00a0or Shrove Tuesday). These are days of\u00a0euphoria and excess, particularly\u00a0regarding food,\u00a0because traditionally people had to use up all their meat, butter and eggs (hence the name fat week) before Mercoledi\u2019 delle Ceneri<\/strong> (Ash Wednesday)\u00a0when the Quaresima<\/strong> (Lent) begins. Quaresima <\/em>was traditionally a period of penitence and moderation during which the\u00a0consumption of meat and rich food was not allowed.\u00a0During la Settimana Gr<\/em>assa Feste in Maschera<\/strong> (masquerade parties)\u00a0will be\u00a0taking place\u00a0in every school and main piazza<\/strong>, as well as many private houses\u00a0(see my last blog about Maschere di Carnevale<\/strong>, Carnival masks), and wherever you go you\u2019ll find Chiacchiere di Carnevale<\/strong> (lit. Carnival chats), which are\u00a0the fried sweet pastries that are\u00a0also known as Cenci fritti<\/strong>\u00a0 (lit. fried rags) or Frappe<\/strong>. They are very easy to make, so if you want to try them, here is the recipe:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredienti:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

400 grammi di farina<\/strong> (14oz of plain flour)<\/span><\/p>\n

60 grammi di zucchero semolato<\/strong> (2.5oz caster sugar)<\/span><\/p>\n

50 grammi di burro<\/strong> (2oz butter)<\/span><\/p>\n

2 uova<\/strong> (2 eggs)<\/span><\/p>\n

200ml di vino bianco secco<\/strong> (200ml of dry white wine)<\/span><\/p>\n

Un\u00a0pizzico di sale<\/strong> (a pinch of salt)<\/span><\/p>\n

Abbondante olio per friggere<\/strong> (enough oil for deep frying)<\/span><\/p>\n

50gr di zucchero a velo<\/strong> (2oz icing sugar)<\/span><\/p>\n

Place the flour, caster sugar and salt on the work surface. Make a well and add the butter, which should be cut into small pieces, and the eggs,\u00a0then mix all the ingredients whilst\u00a0adding the white wine a bit at a time. Knead the dough until smooth, and then roll it out very thinly (about 1-2 mm), then,\u00a0using a fluted pastry cutter, cut the pastry into roughly 5cm by 2cm rectangles. Make 2 parallel lengthwise cuts through\u00a0each rectangle of pastry. Deep fry the chiacchiere<\/em>\u00a0in hot oil until they become a dark, golden color,\u00a0drain them and put them on some kitchen paper, let them cool\u00a0and then dust them with icing sugar. Serve the chiacchiere<\/em>\u00a0with Moscato Naturale\u00a0d\u2019Asti<\/strong> (or any\u00a0fruity sweet white wine).<\/span><\/p>\n

Buon Appetito!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here in Italy we have reached la Settimana Grassa (the fat week), which is the\u00a0final week\u00a0of Carnevale.\u00a0La Settimana Grassa\u00a0began yesterday with Giovedi\u2019 Grasso (fat Thursday) and will end next Tuesday with Martedi\u2019 Grasso (fat Tuesday,\u00a0or Shrove Tuesday). These are days of\u00a0euphoria and excess, particularly\u00a0regarding food,\u00a0because traditionally people had to use up all their meat, butter…<\/p>\n

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