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Venice's Carnival fritters, deep-fried since the Renaissance and once their official city pastry.
means Fritole are sweet Venetian fritters of fried, sometimes raisin- or pine-nut-studded dough, traditionally made and eaten during Carnival.
from From Venetian dialect, the plural of 'fritola' (standard Italian 'frittella'), itself rooted in the Latin verb 'frigere,' meaning 'to fry' — the same parent that gives us 'fritter' and 'fry.' The name is, quite literally, just 'the fried things,' a humble label for a pastry Venice took seriously enough to honor with civic pride.
- royal status
- Named the official sweet of the Venetian Republic
- carnival fuel
- Eaten by the dozen during Venetian Carnival season
- named guild
- Fritole makers formed their own protected guild
- flavor cargo
- Stuffed with raisins, pine nuts, and citrus zest