bugië

Language: Italian

Description: "Little fibs." Fritters from Liguria which are puffy and often served with zabaione as a treat in the days before Lent begins. In Genoa the same things are called boxie.

See places: Italian food and cuisine, Liguria

See foods and dishes: boxie, zabaione

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