We have all eaten them, and these are the 7 best in Rome for us. Classic, innovative, even savory: all to try. And to celebrate, because the 1st of December is the Maritozzo Day
As an athletic preparation for the gastronomic marathons of the Christmas holidays, on 1 December in Rome the Maritozzo Day is celebrated. A way to affirm that the sweet capitoline – which in the Lenten version however is typical of Easter – has become one of the must-have for anyone living in Rome. And, to celebrate, dozens of locals have responded to the invitation of Tavole Romane, who organized the event, proposing their husbandzzi gratis (but you must download the coupon from the site). For the few who did not know, the maritozzo is an elongated croissant, split in the middle and stuffed only with cream. Except then decide that in that brioche you can put what you want, including the salty fillings and eat it at any time of the day, from breakfast to aperitif, through lunch and dinner. So from the historical places like Regoli that do not derogate from tradition and offer only the classic husband with cream and Lenten with raisins, we have moved to the monothematic formats like the Red Maritozzo, who enjoy creating new combinations. But what are the hubris not to be missed in Rome? We have selected seven and in the gallery there are a few ideas about the fillings (especially the innovative ones) that they propose, perhaps to be inspired also for the Christmas menu.
Regoli
The husband of Regoli is probably the best known in Rome and is located in the Piazza Vittorio area. Classicone with cream or queresimal with raisins: from tradition you can not escape. For most Romans it is practically the yardstick for everyone else.
Romoli since 1952
Even here we go on the classic, in a historic patisserie in Rome that is very popular both from the African quarter in which it is located and from the rest of the city. Here, however, some derogation from the tradition is granted and at the time of the aperitif, the husband is also in a savory version. To try.
Bompiani
French-inspired pastry shop, but with some exception in honor of the city in which it is located. The most obvious is the maritozzo, with a fresh French Chantilly cream, or cream added only with sugar and a lot of real vanilla, the one with the dots. Ethereal.
Bonci
The king of leavened bread could not fail to even try the classic of the Roman pastry classics: il maritozzo. Its version, which can be found both in the bakery near Trionfale and in the store at the Central Market, follows the tradition, is a classic with a perfectly elongated shape and a generous filling of cream. Greedy.
Cafè Merenda
In the Marconi area, for a couple of years Chiara Caruso, already a food blogger specialized in sweets but not only, delights the neighborhood from breakfast to an aperitif. And if you find her husbandzzi at the counter you can consider yourself more than lucky. She is very good and in a limited space can do things unthinkable.
The Red Maritozzo
It is when the "monothematic" dedicated to the husbandmen has finally arrived in full Trastevere that this Roman cake has been definitively consecrated. Sweet and savory, even gourmet and to be combined with cocktails, here Maritozzo Rosso better interpreted the philosophy of the husband as a soft sandwich, as a palette on which to unleash the imagination.
Mother and Up Sunset Bar @ La Rinascente
Among the first to propose the savory husband was Riccardo Di Giacinto, the starred chef of All'Oro who is in his gourmet pizzeria a few steps from Monti that in the new Rinascente has its elegant but pop addresses, where the husband, renamed Maritozz 'Gold, you can taste it both at breakfast and in savory version, perhaps at the counter with an aperitif.
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