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At long last, the Christmas<\/strong> season which Piero loves so much \u2013 with its traditional pastries<\/strong> \u2013 has come around again. In December, he loves to roll through the streets of his town, enjoying the festive lights <\/strong>on the trees and balconies and in the shops.<\/p>\n

He may be confined to his wheelchair, but Piero\u2019s cheerful disposition has won him a place in the hearts of all the local people. The cartellate <\/em>seller<\/strong> they call him, because at this time of year he wheels around with a rucksack attached to the back of his chair, holding a huge bowl<\/strong> tightly in his arms as they rest on his immobile legs, and no disability is going to stop him from going round to sell these Christmas pastries<\/strong> that his mother bakes, and which he sells to the highest bidders.<\/p>\n

He sells them individually, with a winning smile on his face and a dose of disarming tenderness, so much so that everyone would be willing to pay him twice his asking price.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Apulian

Apulian cartellate with vincotto<\/p><\/div>\n

Cartellate <\/em><\/strong>are special pastries that can be found only in Puglia. Made with fried dough<\/strong> and then dipped in vincotto <\/strong>made from figs<\/strong>, quince<\/strong> or carob<\/strong>. Some even make them with honey <\/strong>and a sprinkling of hundreds and thousands.<\/p>\n

The name cartellate<\/em><\/strong> is used mainly around Bari, but they are made all over Puglia, though sometimes by a different name.<\/p>\n

In the evening before going to bed, Piero also enjoys helping his mother make the spirals out of strips of dough, while she tells him the story of these Christmas pastries<\/strong>. He pinches the edges of the strips together so that one side sticks to the other, then winds them into a rosette, which according to Bari Vecchia <\/strong>tradition symbolizes the halo around baby Jesus<\/strong>\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

\"Apulian

Apulian Cartellate<\/p><\/div>\n

The etymology is uncertain, but it seems the name might derive from t<\/p>\n

he Greek word Kartallos<\/em><\/strong>, which means basket-shaped and pointed.<\/p>\n

This is a time not only for making cartellate<\/em>, but a whole host of delicacies that go to make up the Christmas atmosphere. There are so many Apulian pastries<\/strong>, and they often differ from one province to the next, but they are all delicious and some very easy to make.<\/p>\n

\"Apulian

Apulian pettole<\/p><\/div>\n

Pettole<\/em><\/strong> are balls of dough made with water and flour, then fried in boiling oil and sprinkled with sugar or \u2013 for those who prefer it \u2013 cinnamon. Castagnelli<\/em><\/strong>, sassanelli<\/em><\/strong>, porcedduzzi<\/em><\/strong>, tiny fritters garnished with honey syrup, marzipan<\/strong>, in some places containing candied fruit or cloves; and many other pastries to enjoy with a glass of limoncello<\/em><\/strong>, or a home-made liqueur <\/strong>made from chocolate<\/strong>, bay leaf<\/strong> or wild fennel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Castagnelli,

Castagnelli, sassanelli, porcedduzzi<\/p><\/div>\n

After making the rosettes and leaving them to dry on a cotton cloth, Piero’s mother gets up at dawn to fry them and then over the course of the day dips them in vincotto, which fills not only their house but their whole street with enticing fragrances. By evening, they\u2019re ready, and Piero takes them through the streets and squares of the town to sell his famous cartellate<\/em><\/strong>, as if he were a character from a nativity scene<\/strong>, one of the many wonders that Christmas festivities provide wherever you go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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