Pronounced “sfol-ya-tell-eh” this pastry is typical of the Naples and Amalfi coast area. The puffy croissant-like sweet has a shell or lobster-tail shape and usually is stuffed with a custard or cream filling.
It is said to have been invented by a nun in the Santa Rosa convent near the Amalfi Coast in the 1600s. Since they remained mostly on the convent grounds, the nuns had to get crafty with the ingredients they had ready access to; thus, the sfogliatelle pastries were born. Now the treat is a symbol of Naples, and you’re sure to find it for sale in every Napoletan bakery you saunter into. Origin: Naples
