Orecchiette Pasta: History, Fun Facts & Recipe for an Apulian Classic
Orecchiette pasta with turnip top greens – in Italian, “Orecchiette con cime di rapa” (oh-reck-ee-ET-tay cawn chEE-may dee RAH-pah) –, is one of Apulia’s iconic dishes, the go-to recipe for savoring the region’s pure, natural ingredients and a tradition so ancient that its genesis is part history, part legend.