# Traditional Apulian dishes to try

Apulian cooking of durum wheat, vegetables, oil and sea, according to Cookist, Giallozafferano and guides to eating in Puglia.

- 11 votes · 13 items
- Aug 15, 2024 · Federico Costa
- https://even.best/en/l/596/traditional-apulian-dishes-to-try

## Top 10

1. **Fave e cicoria** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Dried fava bean purée with wild chicory and raw olive oil.
2. **Orecchiette alle braciole** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Orecchiette with the sauce from Sunday's meat rolls.
3. **Orecchiette with turnip tops** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Handmade semolina pasta with turnip greens, anchovies and oil; the most famous Apulian dish.
4. **Cavatelli ai frutti di mare** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Semolina pasta with mussels, clams and prawns.
5. **Crudo di mare barese** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Raw sea urchins, mussels and octopus at the harbour.
6. **Tiella barese (rice, potatoes and mussels)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Layers of mussels, potatoes, tomato and rice baked in a tiella.
7. **Focaccia barese** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tall and soft, with cherry tomatoes and olives.
8. **Bombette di Martina Franca** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Capocollo rolls with cheese grilled over embers.
9. **Spaghetti all'assassina** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spaghetti cooked risotto-style in spicy sauce until charred, born in Bari.
10. **Pasticciotto leccese** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shortcrust with pastry cream, Lecce's sweet.
11. **Burrata di Andria** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Stretched-curd cheese with a heart of stracciatella and cream, PGI.
12. **Panzerotti** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Fried turnovers filled with tomato and mozzarella, Bari street food.
13. **Taralli** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Crunchy little rings with fennel or chilli.

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