Casatiello is the typical Easter bread filled up with salami and cheeses while whole eggs are embraced by laces of bread that hold tight to the main body of the bread. Casatiello is full of symbolism both religious and cultural. The salami represents an antique pagan ritual where pigs were sacrificed in exchange for fertility of women and the land. Pecorino cheese represents the milk of the lamb or the innocence of Christ. A meal unto itself, this bread is a must in southwestern Italy at Easter. It is very good warm or cold, great for a picnic on Pasquetta day.
The picture below is actually a picture that we took last week, while we we were traveling with my parents in Spain...my parents brought it with them from Naples to Madrid. If you know Italian parents, you know that they will bring special treats and make you it all the time. "Mangia, mangia, mangia!" = "Eat, eat, eat", my dad's favorite words!
For more info about this great food from Naples, I found a very nice webpage interely dedicated to it: http://www.casatiello.it/ This webpage is all in Italian, but if you are interested and don't know Italian, I will be happy to help you translate it.
tidbit is a casual, family-friendly restaurant located at 1401 Broadway on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Here you can taste Spanish and Italian comfort food and a wide selection of grappas and wines. It really is what you would call a ‘trattoria’ in Italian, a place where the service is casual and food is simple but plentiful and often served family style. If you want to know more about tidbt bistro, please visit us at: http://www.tidbitbistro.com/ Il tidbit è un ristorantino che si trova nella via Broadway n. 1401 nel quartiere di Capitol Hill a Seattle. Qui puoi provare cucina spagnola ed italiana e una varietà di grappe e vini. E' una piccola trattoria italiana, ma rimodernizzata, un posto a gestione familiare con cibo semplice ma abbondante, spesso servito su vassoi o in zuppiere, come a casa. Se vuoi saperne di più su tidbit bistro, visitaci al: http://www.tidbitbistro.com/
...about us...
Hello everybody! Ciao a tutti!
John, Nic, Kurt, Brian, Scott and the entire staff of tidbit bistro welcome you to the tidbit blog!
John e Nic del tidbit bistro, vi danno il benvenuto al tidbit blog! This is the place where we share comments, experiences, and fun episodes that happens at our restaurant and also share memories or stories from Italy. Using this blog, we want to keep our friends and guests updated about what happens at tidbit. If you are looking to know more about what happens in our restaurant behind the scene, this is the right place for you! From time to time, you will find some comments in Italian because one of the owner is Italian.
In questa pagina, vogliamo condividere commenti, esperienze ed episodi divertenti che avvengono nel nostro ristorante. Con questo blog, vogliamo aggiornare amici ed ospiti su ciò che succeede al tidbit. Se vuoi saperne di più su cio che accade dietro le scene, sei nel posto giusto! Di volta in volta, troverai commenti in italiano o spagnolo perche uno dei gestori è italiano e l’altro è 'in love with' Spagna.
For more info about this great food from Naples, I found a very nice webpage interely dedicated to it: http://www.casatiello.it/ 
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