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sabadoni

sweet ravioli

Popular around Christmas time, these are rectangular ravioli filled with a paste of pear and quince jam (or mostarda), mixed with ground boiled chestnuts and lemon zest. They can be cooked in the oven or fried, then topped with saba—hence their name.

Desserts and pastries

Emilia-Romagna

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

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