Fregola sarda
In Sardinian: fregula; sa fregula cun cocciula (con arselle); fregula istuvada (Neoneli); fregula incasada
A Sardinian dish of small grains, classically cooked in Cagliari with clams and fish broth.
- The classic dish of Cagliari is sa fregula cun cocciula, cooked with clams, adding fish broth little by little. Source: sardegnaturismo.it
- In the past, the grains were dried in the sun on a horsehair sieve, covered with a cloth. Source: sardegnaturismo.it
- In Neoneli it is baked in layers with sauce, pecorino and steaming lard, and cut into slices: this is fregula istuvada. Source: files.regione.sardegna.it
- The name means “crumb”: according to the official entry it comes from the Latin frisare, according to SardegnaTurismo from ferculum. Source: files.regione.sardegna.it
