Classic Italian Recipes:

If you wander the streets of just about any Italian town, you are certain to come across a friggitoria, or frying stand, dispensing snacks to passersby. Some of the specialties will be quite local, but others are by now standard, including:.

Arancini di Riso
Few dishes can better reveal Sicily's past than these tasty rice fritters, which are excellent as snacks, antipasti, or a simple meal.

Bread Pizza with Black Olives: Pizza di Pane alle Olive Nere
A quick, tasty snack made by topping an open-faced focaccia; it's perfect in the evening with a beer too.
Difficulty: Easy

Cazzilli
Sicilian potato fritters that closely resemble fritters both Moroccan and Genoese. From my review of Anissa Helou's Mediterranean Street Food

Focaccia col Formaggio
Cheese-filled focaccia is a stunning treat, and a perfect antipasto too.


Olive all'Ascolana
Olives, stuffed with a zesty combination of meat and cheese, and fried. Delicious!

Stuffed Fried Friarelli: Friarelli Ripieni e Fritti
Friarelli are medium sized, slender, thin-walled, mild, pale green peppers that work very well when stuffed with a breadcrumb filling and fried
Difficulty: Easy

Supplì al Telefono
Roman rice balls with a shredded meat and mozzarella-based filling.

More Arancini, Fritters, And Snacks
Classic Italian Dishes