Lu chinu
| Lu chinu/en | |
|---|---|
| Comune | Lizzanello |
| Tipologia | Tradizioni Culinarie |
Lu chinu is the typical recipe for Easter in Lizzanello. The dish is prepared using the old bread from the dinner eaten on the Holy Thursday.
Traditionally, the women were collecting the soft inside of the bread offered as devotion sign during the service of Coena Domini. Then, this soft bread was mixed with eggs, chicken broth, grated cheese and rice.
The traditional loafs of bread used for devotion are quite big and they weight around 5 kilos. In the end, the “dough” obtained is filled with boiled eggs or other tasty fillings.
| Lu chinu/en | |
|---|---|
| Comune | Lizzanello |
| Tipologia | Tradizioni Culinarie |
Lu chinu is the typical recipe for Easter in Lizzanello. The dish is prepared using the old bread from the dinner eaten on the Holy Thursday.
Traditionally, the women were collecting the soft inside of the bread offered as devotion sign during the service of Coena Domini. Then, this soft bread was mixed with eggs, chicken broth, grated cheese and rice.
The traditional loafs of bread used for devotion are quite big and they weight around 5 kilos. In the end, the “dough” obtained is filled with boiled eggs or other tasty fillings.
