Berlingozzo
TypeCake
Place of originItaly
Region or stateLamporecchio
Main ingredientsFlour, butter, eggs, sugar, milk, anise seeds

The Berlingozzo is a cake from Lamporecchio, in the province of Pistoia, Central Italy.[1] It is a simple ring-shaped cake, flavored with anise, and it has its origins in the time of the Medici. It is a typical Carnival cake, its name appearing to derive from the word Berlingaccio, meaning “Fat Thursday”.[2]

The ingredients are: egg yolks, flour, sugar, grated lemon and / or orange zest, butter and milk.

References

  1. "Ricetta Berlingozzo". Giornale del cibo (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. "Il Berlingozzo toscano". 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2022-06-13.


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