Some typical dishes you may want to try when in Lecce:
PASTICCIOTTO
Puff pastry stuffed with cream - custard, to be precise - which is often eaten for breakfast.Ā
RUSTICO LECCESE
Puff pastry stuffed with mozzarella cheese, tomato and bĆ©chamel. Itās best when still warm and melty.Ā
CAFFĆ LECCESE
Definitely not your regular coffee. Its uniqueness is its mix: an espresso with almond milk - more like a syrup - and ice cubes. Even not coffee drinkers might come to like it.Ā
FRISA
A hard bread that needs to be kept soaking in water - up to two minutes - usually topped with extravirgin oil, tomatoes, oregano and a pinch of salt.
CICERI E TRIA
Ā Itās a first course that consists of a pasta dish, prepared with pasta - partially fried - called tria in the Salento dialect,Ā and chickpeasĀ as primary ingredients, called ciceri.Ā
PITTULE
Fried dough. Itās an easy dish, and as all easy dishes are difficult to get right: in order to be edible, they must be perfect in water and flour balance and yeast quantity.Ā
