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Buccellato

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Buccellato
TypeCake
Place of originItaly
Region or stateSicily
Main ingredientsCandied fruit
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A buccellato (Italian: [buttʃelˈlaːto]) is a Sicilian circular cake filled with figs and nuts.[1] In Sicily, it is traditionally associated with Christmas.[2][3] It is not to be confused with the distinct but similar traditional Lucchese cake of the same name, the buccellato di Lucca, although both are ring-shaped sweet breads that contain candied fruit peels.[4]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Sicilian Buccellato: the Christmas cake that tells the story of Sicily". Visit Sicily. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Gillian Riley, The Oxford Companion to Italian Food (Oxford University Press, 2004, p. 194.
  3. ↑ Carol Field, Celebrating Italy (W. Morrow and Company, 1990), p. 284.
  4. ↑ Anna Del Conte, "Buccellato" in Gastronomy of Italy (rev. ed.: Pavilion Books, 2013).