Aggius
Aggius is a typical village of Upper Gallura, a sub-region that extends to the northeastern part of Sardinia. Located at an altitude of 514 m a.s.l., it is 6 Km away from Tempio Pausania and 70 from Sassari. Its built-up area extends at the foot of the serrated...
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The name appeared for the first time as “Agios” in a document of 1358 reporting the tax chart filled out by the king of Aragon, with the aim of fixing the amount that every villa had to pay to the Crown. The origins of Aggius date back to the prehistoric era, as...
read moreI Ravioli Galluresi (li Bruglioni)
Ravioli li bruglioni, a thin layer of dough wraps around a filling of cheese or ricotta, eggs, sugar and lemon. Cooked in boiling water and served with tomato sauce and grated cheese, or fried in oil and topped with sugar or honey. Ingredients for 4 people: – for the...
read moreGnocchetti pasta (li Ciusoni)
Gnocchetti pasta li ciusoni, prepared with flour, water and salt, made one by one squashing a piece of dough against a rough surface, cooked in boiling water and served mainly with tomato sauce and grated cheese. Ingredients for 4 people: 400 g bread flour – salt –...
read moreLa Mazza Frissa
Mazza frissa prepared mainly with the cream lu pizu, obtained skimming full-fat milk. Cook the cream in a pot, add bread flour and keep stirring it until it becomes creamy. You can eat it alone, adding sugar or honey, or as a sauce for gnocchetti and fava beans....
read moreLa Zuppa Gallurese (Suppa Cuata)
The most known and celebrated typical meal of Aggius is the Gallurese soup la suppa, made of slices of stale bread and soft cheese, grated cheese mixed with parsley and a pinch of pepper. Poured with veal, lamb or pork broth and backed in a backing pan or in big...
read moreLa Rivea
Among the second courses we certainly recommend: “la Rivea”, entrails of goat or lamb, spit-roasted, wrapped with caul and intestines, charcoal grilled or oven baked. Ingredients: parts of goat or lamb, lung – heart – liver – a piece of lard – intestines – caul. Slice...
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