Regional cuisine

What to eat in Lecce

17 typical dishes of Lecce with cultural context, origin story and verified restaurants.

Regional cuisine

The Lecce-style fried calzone is a golden, puffed half-moon with a crisp surface that encloses a soft, stretchy…

Ciceri e tria is a rustic, comforting dish from the cuisine of Lecce: creamy chickpeas fragrant with extra virgin…

A velvety purée of dried fava beans, pale and dense, cradles a tangle of deep-green wild chicory. The contrast is…

Orecchiette with ricotta forte arrive at the table wrapped in a creamy, aromatic sauce, where the bright red of tomato…

The Lecce pasticciotto is a small golden oval of shortcrust pastry that encloses a soft heart of pastry cream. On the…

The Lecce pasticciotto is a small golden treasure of shortcrust pastry that encloses a soft heart of pastry cream. The…

Lecce-style pitta di patate appears as a golden, fragrant baked dish with a lightly crisp crust that encloses a soft…

Pittule are soft, golden fritters made from leavened dough, irregular and fragrant, lightly crisp on the outside and…

Pizzi leccesi are small bites of bread dough enriched with tomato, onion, and black olives, with a golden, slightly…

Octopus in a clay pot appears coated in a dark red, fragrant sauce, slowly cooked until it becomes exceptionally…

Puccia leccese is a round, compact bread with a golden crust and a soft crumb, often scored and generously filled.…

Puccia salentina is a round bread made from durum wheat semolina, with a golden crust and a soft interior, often…

The Lecce rustico is a golden disk of puff pastry, plump and fragrant, with an egg-glazed surface that promises…

Sagne ’ncannulate are spiral-twisted ribbons of fresh pasta, rough and porous, able to hold sauce in every fold. On…

Gallipoli-style scapece appears in golden and amber layers of small fried fish, soaked in a bold marinade of vinegar…

Lecce-style Taieddhra is a golden, fragrant baked dish in which rice, potatoes, and mussels are layered, slowly…

Turcinieddhri are small rolls of lamb offal, tightly wrapped and skewered, then slowly grilled over glowing coals. The…

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