The mayor of Lucera, in the province of Foggia, struggling with the preparation of the Apulian taralli to entertain citizens and make sure they stay at home during the coronavirus emergency
Become famous for his direct on Facebook (at least a couple a day), Antonio Tutolo, mayor of the Apulian municipality of Lucera, has decided to give citizens one more reason to stay at home: prepare the taralli best in the world.
A few hours before the live broadcast he published a post on his Facebook profile announcing the appointment and the necessary ingredients to prepare the scaldatelli, an Apulian specialty.
"Tonight for those who want to, we can spend half an hour together without having to break you … I will do a kilo of taralli to spend some time. If you want we can do it together live … If you want to eat the best taralli in the world tonight at 7pm prepare 1 kilo of flour, 150 gr. Of extra virgin olive oil, 30 gr. Of fine salt, fennel seeds, pepper, white wine and water. Do you know why they are the best in the world? Because when you do something, it seems the best in the world … "
The Apulian mayor then showed how to prepare thedough, how to give form with taralli, cook and dry them in the correct way, dispensing advice and even snatching some laughter. An idea happily accepted by quarantined citizens, as shown in the numerous comments on the video, which you can watch below.
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