Pasticceria Boccione

Pasticceria Boccione
Restaurant information
Established	1815
Owner(s)	Limentani Family
Food type	Kosher bakery
Street address	Via del Portico d'Ottavia, 1
City	Rome
Country	Italy

Pasticceria Boccione is a kosher bakery in the Roman Ghetto. Established in 1815 by the Limentani family, Boccione is best known for its sour cherry and ricotta tart^[1] (Italian: crostata di ricotta e visciole) and pizza ebraica, a sweet bread filled with toasted almonds, candied ginger, marzipan, pine nuts, egg, maraschino cherries and raisins. A small, unmarked store on the area's main street, The New York Times described Boccione's crostata as the "best in Rome".^[2] The pizza ebraica was reportedly Pope Benedict XVI's favorite dessert.^[3]

The Limentani family has operated Pasticceria Boccione since it was founded. Noted for its "grumpy" staff – Graziella Limentani, three of her granddaughters, and a niece in 2019 – it is the last remaining kosher bakery in the Ghetto.^[4][5][6] An hours-long queue regularly begins to form prior to Pasticceria Boccione's morning opening.^[7][4]

References

1. Roddy, Rachel (2017-05-30). "Rachel Roddy's recipe for cherry and ricotta tart | A kitchen in Rome". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
2. Kilroy, Leanne (2009-09-29). "In Rome's Ghetto, a Bakery Stays Sweet". New York Times. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
3. "Pizza Like No Other". Saveur. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
4. Kington, Tom (2012-09-13). "My top 10 restaurant meals in Italy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
5. "Pasticceria il Boccione". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
6. Sheraton, Mimi (2015-01-13). 1,000 foods to eat before you die : a food lover's life list. Alexander, Kelly. New York. ISBN 978-0-7611-8306-8. OCLC 899209096.
7. "Ordering a 'Jewish Pizza' in Rome Gets You a Cookie". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2019-12-11.