panzerotti
Fried Italian pocket
Panzerotti are small Italian turnovers—pockets of dough stuffed with cheese, tomato, or other fillings, then deep-fried or baked.
They resemble miniature calzones but are typically fried, giving them a crispy exterior.
Popular in southern Italy and in Italian-American communities: We ordered panzerotti as an appetizer.
Singular: panzerotto.
Cooked submerged in fat
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- bubblingForming gas spheres
sizzle · crunch · hot · fryer · draining · napkin · fresh · indulgent
Mild Italian cheese
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- ricottaSoft Italian whey cheese
- hamCured pig thigh
- anchovySmall, salty forage fish
capers · olive · pepperoni · sausage · spinach · onion · garlic · basil
Fermenting fungus
- flourMilled grain powder
- semolinaGranular durum wheat product
- kneadingManual dough development
- risingAct of ascending
rolling · crimping · sealing · half-moon · crescent · pocket · stuffed · filled
deep-fried
Cooked submerged in fat
bubbling · sizzle · crunch · hot · fryer · draining · napkin · fresh · indulgent
mozzarella
Mild Italian cheese
anchovy · capers · olive · pepperoni · sausage · spinach · onion · garlic · basil · oregano
yeast
Fermenting fungus
rising · rolling · crimping · sealing · half-moon · crescent · pocket · stuffed · filled · elastic
calzone
Folded stuffed dough pocket
Puglia
Southeastern Italian region