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'''''' (; : ) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy — it's name deriving from the Italian diminutive of "thin leaves" or "layers."

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Food.name
Sfogliatella
Food.image
Sfogliatelle ricce e frolle.jpg
Food.caption
(left) and (right)
Food.alternate_name
(in Naples)
Food.country
Italy
Food.region
Campania
Food.type
Pastry
Food.main_ingredient
Pastry dough
Food.variations
Many types of fillings

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Sfogliatelle on plate.jpg
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sfogliatella
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Sfogliatelle
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'''''' (; : ) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy — it's name deriving from the Italian diminutive of "thin leaves" or "layers."

, from which the current was born, was created in the monastery of Santa Rosa in Conca dei Marini, Campania, in the 17th century. Pasquale Pintauro, a pastry chef from Naples, acquired the original recipe and began selling the pastries in his shop in 1818.

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