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Arancini
Italian snack food / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arancini (UK: /ˌærənˈtʃiːni/, US: /ˌɑːr-/,[1][2] Italian: [aranˈtʃiːni]; Sicilian: [aɾanˈtʃiːnɪ, -ˈdʒiː-]; sg.: arancino), also known as arancine (sg.: arancina), are Italian rice balls that are stuffed, coated with breadcrumbs and deep-fried. They are a staple of Sicilian cuisine. The most common arancini fillings are al ragù or al sugo, filled with ragù (meat or mince, slow-cooked at low temperature with tomato sauce and spices), mozzarella or caciocavallo cheese, and often peas, and al burro or ô burru, filled with ham and mozzarella or béchamel sauce.
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Alternative names | Arancine |
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Type | Snack, street food |
Place of origin | Italy |
Region or state | Sicily |
Serving temperature | Hot or warm |
Main ingredients | Rice, ragù |
A number of regional variants exist which differ in their fillings and shape. Arancini al ragù produced in eastern Sicily, particularly in cities such as Catania and Messina, have a conical shape inspired by the volcano Etna.[3]