Can you smell the scent of citrus and dried fruit, honey, and cinnamon? We have dusted off old grandma’s recipe book and selected five traditional Christmas delicacies from Lazio. Have a Merry Sweet Christmas!
Nocchiata Artenese
Nocchiata Artenese
The Nocchiata is a typical hazelnut and honey brittle crunch from Artena, to be savoured from Christmas to Epiphany, often garnished with aromatic bay leaves… Discover the recipe.
Tozzetti Viterbesi
The Tozzetti from Vetralla – www.parchilazio.it
The Tozzetti Viterbesi are dry biscuits made with the Tonda Gentile Romana DOP hazelnut from the Cimini Mountains. They are prepared during the Christmas Holidays and on New Year’s Eve. During the Festival of the Tozzetto, celebrated in Vetralla in December, a competition for the longest biscuit in the world is held… Discover the recipe.
Panpepato from Anagni
Panpepato from Anagni
The Panpepato is a traditional Christmas cake from Anagni, often given as a gift to relatives and friends. The ingredients of this homemade small loaf are almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts and chocolate, combined with honey and spices…. Discover the recipe.
Sciuscelle Gaetane
Sciuscelle from Gaeta – Margherita Ciano @ www.gaetamedievale.com
The Sciuscelle are traditional carob-shaped Christmas biscuits homemade in Gaeta with honey, flour, sugar, spices and a special chocolate icing…. Discover the recipe.
Terzetti Reatini
The Terzetti from Rieti – www.rete.comuni-italiani.it
The Terzetti are delicious rhomboid-shaped homemade biscuits baked in Rieti during the Christmas Holidays. Grandmas reveal children their secrets about how to prepare perfect Terzetti with flour, chopped walnuts, honey and orange and lemon zest… Discover the recipe.