Barbajuan

Southern European appetizer

Media: Barbajuan

Barbajuan (also spelled barbagiuan or barbagiuai) is an appetizer mainly found in the eastern part of the French Riviera, in the western part of Liguria and in Monaco.^[1] A kind of fritter stuffed with Swiss chard, rice and ricotta, among other ingredients, it originates from Castellar^[2] in France and became popular in Monaco, where it is especially eaten on the national day, 19 November, because women from Castellar used to sell it in the markets of Monaco.^[3] The word means Uncle John in the local occitan dialect.^[4]

Other fillings can include pumpkin, minced meat, leeks or eggs.^[5]

External links

Barbajuan recipe

References

^ "Festa gastronomica dei "Barbagiuai" a Camporosso - Riviera24.it". 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ Jeremy. "Barbajuan du Pays Niçois". Le Gourmeur (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Des barbajuans". Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ Mille ricette della cucina italiana. Il più grande e ricco libro illustrato dedicato alla tavola del nostro paese (in Italian). Rizzoli. 2010. p. 65. ISBN 978-88-17-04166-9.
^ "Recipe: «barbajuan» by chef Aurélien Véquaud*". Côte d’Azur France / French Riviera. Retrieved 22 June 2023.