How to pronounce Supplì

In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /suppˈli/. In plain English letters that is soop-PLEE, 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 Supplì?

Supplì is a street food of Italy. Where it comes from: Rome. People usually eat it as a snack. Its main ingredients are rice, dairy & cheese and beef. It tastes savory.

Where Supplì comes from

Supplì is one of 141 signature dishes of Italy on this map. See all dishes from Rome.

• Carbonara · Noodles & pasta · Rome

  Carbonara is spaghetti or rigatoni tossed off the heat with egg yolks, grated pecorino romano, crisp cubes of guanciale (cured pork cheek) and a lot of black pepper, so the egg turns into a silky sauce without scrambling.

• Cacio e pepe · Noodles & pasta · Rome

  Cacio e pepe is pasta, usually tonnarelli or spaghetti, tossed with grated pecorino romano and a lot of black pepper, made creamy with the starchy pasta water.

• Amatriciana · Noodles & pasta · Amatrice

  Amatriciana is a pasta sauce of guanciale, cured pork cheek, cooked with tomato, pecorino, black pepper and a little chilli, usually served with bucatini or spaghetti.

• Carciofi alla giudia · Main dish · Rome's Jewish quarter

  Carciofi alla giudia are "Jewish-style artichokes": whole Roman artichokes trimmed and fried twice in olive oil, first gently until tender and then at high heat after the leaves are opened, so they look like a golden, crisp flower.

• Porchetta · Street food · Ariccia (Lazio)

  Porchetta is a whole pig, deboned and rolled with salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary and wild fennel, then roasted for many hours until the skin is crisp and the meat moist.

• Pasta alla gricia · Noodles & pasta · Rome

  Gricia is pasta with guanciale, the cured pork cheek, pecorino romano and black pepper.

Food of Italy

Dishes like Supplì in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Supplì:

• 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.

• Pljeskavica пљескавица · Street food · Leskovac, Serbia

  Pljeskavica is a large, flat patty of minced meat, often a mix of pork, beef and lamb, seasoned with onion and salt and grilled over charcoal.

• 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.