Zucchine alla scapece

Zucchini alla scapece is a typical dish of neapolitan cuisine.

An old paraetymology traces the term "scapece" to the Latin [1] ex Apicio, from the name of the alleged creator, in reality it comes from the Spanish escabeche[2], with which it has already been used in different parts of the world for making reference to the process of marinating with vinegar.

They are prepared by frying rather large sliced zucchinis and seasoning them with vinegar, garlic and fresh mint leaves or parsley[3].

The dish is also known to be mentioned in a Totò film: in "A Neapolitan Turk", in fact, the guappo Don Carluccio "iron man" (played by Enzo Turco), drawing up the wedding contract, lists the "dishes that the groom does not like" , which he by its Neapolitan name: cocozzielli alla scapece.

References
  1. Ricetta delle zucchine alla scapece access 17/4/2015
  2. Ricetta Zucchine a scapece in Le Ricette di GialloZafferano.it
  3. Giuseppe Maffeis (2014). Le mille virtù dell’aceto: Sfrutta le sue preziose qualità che vincono i disturbi e donano benessere. Edizioni Riza. p. 92. ISBN 88-7071-225-7.
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