Also spelled impanata, pastizzu or mpanato, this is a focaccia-like pastry filled with lamb stew, a speciality in Ragusa.

In Catania, they make a kind of calzone called a pizza 'mpanata, filled with onions, anchovies, greens and cheese, and perfect for taking on picnics.

The shepherds in Campania have a traditional dish called mpanata e ricotta with chunks of bread, goat's milk ricotta and whey, served hot.

In Basilicata they make pastizz rutrunner, or pastizz 'rtunnar usually filled with chopped pork, egg and cheese, parsley, pepper, and olive oil.