Carnevale in Italia: Le Chiacchiere

“Le Chiacchiere” are a traditional Italian sweet, made during the period of Carnival.  I’ve also heard people call them “Bugie”.

chiacchiere

It is a simple recipe in which you roll out some flour dough, cut it into strips and twist them into shape.  Then you fry the twisty pieces and sprinkle them excessively with powdered sugar. The majority of the powdered sugar ending up on your face and clothes rather than in your tummy.

Some people like to top their chiacchiere with honey or chocolate.

For the past couple of years, my roommate and I have started a sort of tradition of making chiacchiere the weekend of Carnival.  The first year was the first time I’d ever made chiacchere and it was the first time my roommate had ever done them without help from her family.  Our first attempt turned out great.  This year, we gave it another go, and I have to say we are getting better!

chiacchiere

We decided to make the traditional plain twisty chiacchiere with half the dough.  With the other half, we made plain strips which we dusted with powdered sugar before drizzling dark chocolate over them.  They are divine!

We made enough for everyone, enjoy and Happy Carnival!

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  1. Bellissimamma

    February 15, 2018 at 3:15 pm

    This looks so delicious. I hope to be able to taste one when we go to the Carnevale in Venice!

  2. tapco1

    March 4, 2014 at 11:43 pm

    Do you supply recipes for the food you present on your Blog.

    Ex: Recipe for “Le Chiacchiere”

    Thanks,

    Tapco1

    TAP

    Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 17:01:35 +0000 To: tapco1@msn.com

    1. LuLu

      March 16, 2014 at 5:41 am

      Yes, sometimes I do supply the recipes for the foods you find on my blog. The recipe for Le Chiacchiere is not my own and so I do not have it to publish but you can find many great recipes on the internet for them.

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