Mostaccino
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Mostaccino () is a spicy biscuit typical of the comune (municipality) of Crema, in the Lombardy region of Italy. Mainly used in the preparation of the filling of tortelli cremaschi, it includes nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, mace, cilantro, star anise, black pepper, and cocoa among the ingredients. It has a spicy flavour.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Mostaccino
- Food.image
- Mostaccino from crema italy.JPG
- Food.country
- Italy
- Food.region
- Crema, Lombardy
- Food.type
- Biscuit
- Food.main_ingredient
- Nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, mace, coriander, star anise, black pepper, cocoa
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- pastry
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Material used
- wheat flour
- Image
- Mostaccino from crema italy.JPG
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- location of creation
- Crema
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- Mostaccino
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Mostaccino () is a spicy biscuit typical of the comune (municipality) of Crema, in the Lombardy region of Italy. Mainly used in the preparation of the filling of tortelli cremaschi, it includes nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, mace, cilantro, star anise, black pepper, and cocoa among the ingredients. It has a spicy flavour.
==History== Mostaccino was already known in seventeenth-century cuisine. Once widespread throughout Lombardy, it is now only found in the comune of Crema and its surroundings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mostaccino” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.