How to pronounce Panzerotti

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /pantseˈrɔtti/. In plain English letters that is pahnt-seh-ROT-tee, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. The recording above is by GeoTrinity, a native speaker, shared on Wikimedia Commons.

What is Panzerotti?

Panzerotti is a street food of Italy. Where it comes from: Bari. People usually eat it as a snack and late at night. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour and dairy & cheese. It tastes savory.

Where Panzerotti comes from

Panzerotti is one of 141 signature dishes of Italy on this map. See all dishes from Bari.

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  Orecchiette, "little ears", are small, round, slightly hollow pieces of pasta made by hand from durum wheat semolina and water.

• Burrata · Snack · Andria (Apulia)

  Burrata is a ball of fresh mozzarella with a soft centre of cream and shreds of cheese, called stracciatella.

• Taralli · Snack · Apulia

  Taralli are small rings of dough made with flour, white wine and olive oil, boiled briefly and then baked until crunchy.

• Pasticciotto · Dessert · Lecce

  The pasticciotto is the breakfast pastry of Lecce and the Salento: an oval shell of shortcrust pastry made with lard, filled with custard and baked until golden.

• Patate, riso e cozze tiella barese · Rice dish · Bari

  Tiella barese, or patate, riso e cozze, is a baked dish from Bari of potatoes, rice and mussels in layers, with onions, tomatoes, pecorino, parsley and garlic.

• Focaccia barese · Bread & pastry · Bari

  Focaccia barese is a thick, soft flatbread from Bari made with a dough that includes boiled potato, baked in a round pan with plenty of olive oil and topped with cherry tomatoes, black olives, oregano and salt.

Food of Italy

Dishes like Panzerotti in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Panzerotti:

• Lángos · Street food · Hungary

  Lángos is a disc of yeasted dough, sometimes made with potato, deep-fried until puffed and golden, then rubbed with garlic water and topped with sour cream and grated cheese.

• Kumru · Street food · İzmir (Çeşme), Türkiye

  Kumru is a sandwich in a soft, sesame-covered bun, filled with grilled sucuk, a spicy beef sausage, plus cheese, tomato and pickles, and pressed until hot.

• Chivito · Street food · Punta del Este, Uruguay

  A chivito is a big sandwich of thin grilled beef steak with ham, mozzarella, bacon, lettuce, tomato, olives, a fried egg and mayonnaise in a soft roll, served with fries.

• Souvlaki σουβλάκι · Street food · Greece

  Souvlaki means "little skewer": cubes of pork, chicken or lamb marinated in olive oil, lemon and oregano and grilled over charcoal.