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n. 1 (plural of zeppola English)Category:English plurals 2 (alternative form of zeppola English)
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A Zeppola (plural: zeppole; in southern Italian dialects: zeppole, in north eastern dialects: frittelle) is an Italian pastry consisting of a deep-fried dough ball of varying size but typically about in diameter. This doughnut or fritter is usually topped with powdered sugar, and may be filled with custard, jelly, cannoli-style pastry cream, or a butter-and- honey mixture. The consistency ranges from light and puffy, to bread- or pasta-like.
Zeppole are typical of Italian cuisine, especially that of Rome and Naples. They are also served in Sicily, Sardinia, on the island of Malta, and in Italian-Canadian and Italian-American communities in Canada and the United States. Zeppole are known by other names, including Bignè di San Giuseppe (in Rome), St. Joseph's Day cake, and sfinge. Zeppole are traditionally consumed during the Festa di San Giuseppe ( Saint Joseph's Day) celebrated every March 19, when zeppole are sold on many streets and sometimes presented as gifts. In Istria, Croatia this pastry is called blenzi in the Croatian speaking places and zeppole in the Italian-speaking places.They are always topped with sugar either powdered or coarse. The custom was popularized in the early 19th century by Neapolitan baker Pasquale Pintauro.
Usage examples of "zeppole".
Every few steps were stands for zeppole, beer, sausage-pepper sandwiches.
Chinese and Italian residents sat out on the stoops as if it were summer, watching the crowds, the lights, the smoke from the zeppole stands which rose lazy and unturbulent up toward the lights but disappeared before it reached them.
Around them was a profusion of fancy Italian pastries: pyramids of biscotti, stockpiles of zeppole dusted with confectionery sugar, brightly glazed frolli di uova, heaped mille foglie.
As the swooning professor slumped forward onto the table, his last conscious thoughts were of the sugared zeppole and his own forthcoming doom.
Two cups of strong coffee and a plate of sugared zeppoles later, Einstein was still waiting for word from Lord Carstairs and starting to develop a dilly of a case of heartburn.