Flour, water, a pinch of baking soda, salt, and lard or a drop of milk. These are the simple ingredients behind one of the undisputed protagonists of Romagna’s food tradition: the Piadina, Romagna’s “fast food”. This dish, which apparently dates back to Roman times (it was certainly widely used as “the bread of the poor” at the beginning of the millennium), has become a tasty container for sliced cold meats, salami or even the lovely Nutella; it is the ideal underlying thread of every gastronomic journey in Romagna. On the Adriatic Coast, from Ravenna to Cattolica, there are thousands of kiosks and “piadinerie” that offer piadinas in all versions. Holidaymakers stop at the unmistakable little red and white striped (sometimes green or blue) huts, similar to the beach cabins of the olden days, to enjoy a freshly made piadina after a day at the beach or a night at the disco.

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