Chiacchiere is pronounced Kee-ah-kerry. The word chiacchiere actually translates to “gossip” in Italian. The treats are supposedly named this because this is the activity that people do while eating them with coffee. That cracks me up that they would name something after that, but Im not surprised because the Italians definitely do gossip over coffee. (locally: cafe, cafe macchiato, cappucchino, etc)
You can get Chiacchiere baked (forno) or fried (fritto). Surprisingly we actually like the baked better. Usually anything fried is better, but this might be the only case in the world of food that its not… in our opinion. You can also get it with chocolate on top or nutella. We go for the chocolate version as you can see in the pictures that I took.
It seems like an annual event that you see this particular treat in thelocal bakeries. Jess and I were looking forward to them this year after our discovery last year. Im not sure exactly why its only during this time of year…. might be related to fat Tuesday, Carnevale, and Easter around the corner. Does anybody reading this know for sure? I wish that they had them all year, but its probably for the best in terms of fitness. 🙂
Buon Appetito!
Looks like they are for Carnivale! http://www.calabriafromscratch.com/?p=3408
P.s. We are moving to Sicily early March from Hawaii and your blog had been wonderful in learning what we can before the move! Thank you!
Thanks for the comment Amber and I appreciate the link. Sounds like you are doing some island hopping on a grand scale. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions about living here. 🙂