Can anyone help with the authentic history of these pastries? We have heard of 2 different convents in the Naples area that could be the source and have also heard it to be a Sicilian delicacy. Can someone both enlighten us and recommend a place to try authentic sfogilatelle from Naples to Calabria to Western Sicily (Palermo, Marsala section)!
Posted by
seattle
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Wonderful authentic sfogliatto in Naples can be found at the bakery Sfogliatto Attanasio near the central train station. People line up to get the pastry fresh from the oven.
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We’re headed to the Hotel Monastero Santa Rosa next week for our anniversary - a former monastery perched above Conca de Marini between Amalfi and Positano where nuns created the original recipe.
https://www.feastonhistory.com/recommendations/2015/11/18/santa-rosa-sfogliatelle-amalfi
Posted by
OP
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Thanks for the references so far! Here's the history I have:
Santa Croce di Lucca, a Carmelite convent in Naples developed this pastry and it grew from there.
An opposing view, Santa Rosa in Conca dei Marini developed the pastry and it made its way back to Naples.
Either way it is a delightful treat. Maybe we have to try both!!