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Lorighittas

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Lorighittas
Lorighittas sardi
TypePasta
CoursePrimo piatto
Place of originItaly
Region or stateMorgongiori, Sardinia
Main ingredientsdurum wheat, water

Lorighittas ("small rings" in Sardinian[1]) are a type of pasta typical of the village of Morgongiori at the foot of Monte Arci in Sardinia.[2] They are recognized as a traditional food and thus carry the P.A.T. label in Italy.[3]

They are typically seasoned with free-range chicken and tomato sauce or with simple tomato sauce.[4]

Preparation

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They are prepared by hand by twisting a double string of dough between the fingers to create a closed braid to form a ring (loriga, in Sardinian).

They were traditionally prepared for the feast of All Saints Day with semolina flour and water. To make a kilo of pasta a person alone can take 3/4 hours.

Promotion

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In recent years, successive municipalities have adopted policies to promote lorighittas. They have been represented at various important exhibitions and fairs, including the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto and the festive salon in Lugano. In addition, for more than ten years, the city administration has been organizing the Lorighittas festival in the first week of August with a free tasting of the famous pasta. This event has always been a great success with thousands of people who live in a small town at the foot of Monte Arci.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Grammatica e vocabolario dei dialetti sardi. Archivio fotografico sardo. 2002. p. 295.
  2. ^ "Le "Lorighittas"". www.morgongiori.eu (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. ^ "Sedicesima revisione elenco nazionale prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali". Ministry of agricultural policy, forests and tourism. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Lorighittas, la pasta sarda artigianale fatta dalle donne". La Cucina Italiana (in Italian). 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  5. ^ "Sagra delle Lorighittas 2021 a Morgongiori". Sardegna in Blog 2022 (in Italian). 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2022-06-14.

See also

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