Famous Sardinia foods

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Carta de musica

Literally, music paper. It's a thin, crisp, circular flatbread. Also called pane carasau by inlanders and pane fresa by coastal denizens.

Pecorino Sardo

Sardinia's most famous ewe's milk cheese. Similar to (and sometimes sold abroad as) pecorino Romano.

Spit-roasted meats

Traditionally a whole animal (often suckling pig, baby lamb and wild game) is cooked over aromatic herbs and wood charcoal.

Panada

Flaky pasta pies typically stuffed with minced meat or eel.

Malloreddus

Small gnocchi, normally served with a well- seasoned tomato sauce.

Bottarga

Salted mullet or tuna roe is pressed into a firm mass, then thinly sliced. Eaten as an appetizer or used as a flavoring agent for main dishes.

Burrida

Sardinia's version of the mainland's Burrida fish stew.

Culingiones

Pouch-shaped ravioli. Commonly stuffed with spinach and pecorino cheese.

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