Italy Revisited by Mary Melfi

X X List of Italian Feast Day Dishes

St. Martin's Pizza (without yeast; with flour, eggs and baking powder; flavored with pepper)

Originated from: Molise, Italy

Occasion: St. Martin's Day (November 11th)

Contributed by: Taken from Rizzi DeFabo's cookbook, "Cooking with Rizzi" (Crabtree Press, 2010)

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St. Domenic Feast Day (August 8th) -- Wikipedia

Originated from: Southern Italy

Occasion:

Contributed by: Courtesy of Wikipedia Image and Text

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Mostaccioli (Almond cookies, flavored with cinnamon, cloves, lemon and orange zest)

Originated from: Southern Italy

Occasion: Feast of St. Domenic (August 8th), Weddings

Contributed by: Mary Melfi

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Pane di Santa Chiara/St. Clare Bread (using yeast, butter, mashed potatoes and Parmesan cheese)

Originated from: Italy

Occasion: Feast Day of St. Clare (August 11th)

Contributed by: adapted from an American cookbook published in the 1950s

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DAY OF THE DEAD -- Italian Wikipedia -- Dolci dei morti (Nov. 2)

Originated from: Italy

Occasion: All Souls Day or The Feast Day of the Dead Nov. 2

Contributed by: Text, Italian Wikipedia; machine translation, Google; Image, NYPL #426204

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William Adophe Bourguereau, The Day of the Dead

All Souls' Day/ The Feast Day of the Dead -- Italian Wikipedia History & Notes

Originated from: Italy

Occasion: Day of the Dead / All Souls' Day (Nov. 2)

Contributed by: Taken from The Italian Wikipedia

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Ossi dei Morti (Bones of the Dead)

Originated from: Southern Italy

Occasion: Feast Day of the Dead (November 2nd)

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Feast Day of the Immigrant Celebrations

Originated from: Cantalupo, Isernia, Molise

Occasion: Feast Day of the Immigrant (July 27th)

Contributed by: Mrs. Carmella Romano

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Fave Alla Romana o dei Morti ( Fava Bean-Shaped cookies made for the Day of the Dead, using almonds and lemon zest)

Originated from: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Occasion: The Feast Day of the Dead (Nov. 2nd)

Contributed by: Taken from "La Scienza in Cucina e L'Arte di Mangiar Bene" compilato da Pellegrino Artusi (1891, 1907)

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Fave dei Morti (Beans of the Dead)

Originated from: Southern Italy

Occasion: Feast Day of the Dead (November 2nd)

Contributed by: Taken from "Recipes of All Nations" (1936)

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