How to pronounce Morzello

Morzello is written morzeddhu where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /morˈtsɛllo/. In plain English letters that is mort-SEL-loh, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Morzello?

Morzello is a street food of Italy. Where it comes from: Catanzaro. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are offal, beef and wheat & flour. It tastes spicy and savory.

Where Morzello comes from

Morzello is one of 141 signature dishes of Italy on this map. See all dishes from Calabria.

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Food of Italy

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