Pinza (dessert)

The pinza or putàna cake[1] is a traditional dessert flan of the Veneto region of Italy.[2][3] However, the name "pinza" also indicates completely different desserts, such as the pinza bolognese or trieste pinza.

Pinza
Pinza
Place of origin Italy
Region or stateVeneto

Characterisation

The recipe varies from place to place, but its general characteristics can be outlined. The ingredients are simple, typical of the peasant tradition, however today much richer than in the past: they are mixed together white flour, yellow flour, yeast, sugar and milk, with the addition of pine nuts, dried figs, raisins, fennel seeds and grappa.[4][5] It is paired with red wine, in particular fragolino or mulled wine.[6]

The dessert (which can reach a meter in diameter) is usually consumed during the Christmas holidays and especially on the occasion of the Epiphany and the bonfires at the beginning of the year (le pìroe-paroe or panaìni, panevìni, pignarûl, vècie, casere) and maybe cooked through them.[7]

The etymology of the word is probably the same as "pizza".[8][9]

See also

References
  1. "TORTA PINZA - PUTÀNA" (PDF).
  2. Renato Zanco, La cucina della Marca trevigiana: dal raìcio rosso al... tirame sù, Bussolengo, Demetra, 1996, pp. 108-109.
  3. Giuseppe Boerio, Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, Venezia, Premiata tipografia di Giovanni Cecchini, 1856, p. 511.
  4. "Ricetta Pinza veneta, su Cucchiaio d'Argento. URL consultato il 4 gennaio 2017".
  5. Cottino, Linda; Filippi, Francesca; Fiorillo, Sara; Formenti, Andrea; Patrioli, Marco; Rando, Rossana (2016-05-19). Veneto (in Italian). EDT srl. ISBN 978-88-592-3246-9.
  6. "La pinza è un dolce veneto della tradizione contadina, tipico dell'epifania". Blog di Padova (in Italian). 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  7. Zanco, Renato (1996). La cucina della Marca trevigiana: dal raìcio rosso al... tirame sù. Bussolengo. Demetra. pp. 108–109.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. "pinza² in Vocabolario - Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  9. Boerio, Giuseppe (1856). Dizionario del dialetto veneziano. Venezia. Premiata tipografia di Giovanni Cecchini. p. 511.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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