The name already says it, Shrove Tuesday it is made for sinning. And in the kitchen there is a very specific way to sin seriously: frying, of course! If every fried is worth, among the most loved there are certainly those from Campania. What are the most delicious typical Neapolitan Carnival desserts? Let's see them together.

Neapolitan chatter

The history of small talk goes back toancient Rome: during the celebration of the Saturnalia, all the social canons were overturned and among the excesses there were precisely frictilia, desserts fried in pork fat, distributed to the people on the streets of the city.

Today the chatter is known throughout Italy, with different versions and many names (lies, galani, rags or frappe), but the Neapolitan version remains the most famous. According to the Neapolitan tradition, their birth is due to the Queen Margherita of Savoy (already responsible for the invention of pizza margherita), so greedy and chatty that he ordered his chef to create a suitable dessert to accompany his conversations with friends. To prepare them, read our recipe here.

black pudding

It's not really Carnival until the chatter is drenched in black pudding. It is an ancient recipe from poor kitchen bell, also widespread in other regions, such as Basilicata and Calabria. When they say "The pig does not throw anything away", no joking: traditionally, after killing pigs in January and February, their pigs blood it was collected, combined with cocoa and then with sugar and spices. There black pudding recipe today it no longer provides for pig blood, since this practice has been prohibited since 1992.

Ingredients

500 ml Milk
200 g sugar
80 g Bitter cocoa
120 g Dark chocolate
50 g Corn starch
30 g Butter
50 g Cedar or candied raisins
Cinnamon to taste

Method

In a bowl mix sugar, flour, cocoa, cinnamon and corn starch and add the milk flush, mixing carefully with a whisk to avoid lumps. When the mixture is homogeneous, transfer it to a pot and add the dark chocolate into pieces, the butter and the candied fruit and cook over low heat until it thickens. Once you have obtained a compact and shiny cream, pour the black pudding into an ovenproof dish, cover it with plastic wrap and let it cool to room temperature.

Migliaccio

Another typical Carnival dessert of Naples is the Milleccio, a millet and ricotta cake that is often prepared also on the occasion of Easter. This is another recipe for traditional poor cuisine, as it included millet, now replaced with semolina, and pork blood (a custom that has now disappeared). Read the recipe here.

staples

The staple is a very sinful fried dessert that can be found in Campania in bars and pastry shops all year round. Carnival is one of the best occasions to prepare them even at home!

Ingredients

1 kg Manitoba flour
450 g Boiled potatoes
300 g Whole eggs
150 g sugar
100 ml Milk
80 g Butter
25 g Brewer's yeast
5 g Salt
Cinnamon to taste
Sugar to taste

Method

Mix all the ingredients except the salt in the mixer, until the dough reaches a smooth structure and does not come off the sides. Add the salt and knead for another 10 minutes. Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes at room temperature. Roll out the dough with a thickness of 1 cm, cut out the necessary size and, with the help of your thumb, pierce the center to obtain the typical shape. Leave to rise until the dough doubles in volume. Fry in lard or in hot seed oil. Drain and pass in the sugar and cinnamon.