Borlengo

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Borlengo
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Alternative namesBurlengo, zampanelle
Place of origin Italy
Region or state Emilia
Main ingredientsWater, eggs, flour

Borlengo (pl.: borlenghi), also called burlengo or zampanelle, is an Italian thin flatbread. Originally a food eaten by the poor and made only with flour and water, it now also usually includes salt and optionally eggs, and is often made outside in a frying pan the size of a cartwheel. [1] These are then rubbed with a mixture that can contain rosemary, garlic, salt pork, olive oil, or what is called cunza, sauteed minced pancetta and sausage, folded into quarters and sprinkled with Parmesan. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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