On Sunday my friend Mariangela had come from Rimini. Together we had talked for a long time, sitting in the park where the elderly persons' cooperative had organised a "crescentine" fair, with Brando, our dog, forced to stay near us, pulling at his leash impatiently.
Crescentine remind me of Bhatture, but bhatture are better (sure I am biased towards my childhood tastes) and taste wonderful with chhole.
Elderly persons near our home, they manage small kitchen gardens in the park and are very well organised. To raise money, they make these Crescentine, a deep-fried bread, eaten with cold meats like ham or salami. It is the staple food for their summer fairs in this part of Italy.
Elderly persons near our home, they manage small kitchen gardens in the park and are very well organised. To raise money, they make these Crescentine, a deep-fried bread, eaten with cold meats like ham or salami. It is the staple food for their summer fairs in this part of Italy.
A little to the north, towards Modena, people call these Gnocchi fritti, while towards the east, these become Piadine fritte.
Lisdtening to some old Italian songs, glasses of wine, hot crescentine filled with porchetta and long discussions with Mariangela while sitting in the park ...it was a little bit of heaven!
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