{"id":8413,"date":"2019-09-19T09:09:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=8413"},"modified":"2019-09-19T09:09:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:09:07","slug":"santa-anatolia-and-serpentone-alle-mandorle-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2019\/09\/19\/santa-anatolia-and-serpentone-alle-mandorle-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Anatolia and My Search For Serpentone Alle Mandorle Cakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>High up on a hill lies the beautiful little town of Saint Anatolia..my trip here to see my friend the Contessa on a sunny crisp, fall day was an experience in tranquility\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<p>This medieval town that boasts 384 inhabitants, seems to welcome you as you enter the sanctuary of Saint Anatolia..and are entranced by the charming beauty of the little church decorated with frescoes\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<p>As you walk through you can\u2019t help but be overwhelmed by the view of the mountains and&nbsp; the little houses that seem to decorate the landscape..<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Eating all\u2019aperto (in the open) was a true feast for the senses..the food,, the wine..the view,.the air\u2026not&nbsp; easy&nbsp; to concentrate on&nbsp; conversation as the beauty of the \u2018bella vista\u2019 beckoned\u2026but alas our yearly visit ended with espresso and a sweet\u2026.Fall is the best time of year to visit San,Anatolia..the sun still shines down on this little hamlet ..like a spotlight..right before the cold winter air arrives..<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Legend has it  that in <strong>AD 249<\/strong>, <strong>Anatolia<\/strong>,  a martyr and saint,  was put  in a sack with poisonous snakes, but the very next day she emerged  miraculously unharmed.  So her legend is related to crushing the snakes as in good over evil.<\/p>\n\n\n<p> The long standing  tradition (over 16 centuries) of the <em>Serpentone<\/em> alle Mandorle cakes  that are still traditionally  prepared on the 10th of July in  Sant\u2019Anatolia di Borgorose for the feast of the Holy Virgin and the  Martyr Anatolia, to commemorate her martyrdom in the city of  Cartone. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p> Snake-shaped cakes, typical in many areas of Italy, are prepared at the  change of seasons to indicate the   the cycle of death and rebirth that made this animal the symbol, in  ancient times, of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture. A tradition linked  to a symbol of pre-Christian origin.<br \/> <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The almond: the main ingredient of the <em>Serpentone di Sant\u2019Anatolia<\/em>,   it is said to signify  that breaking the shell of an almond  means reaching the end of a journey that allows you to discover the  heart of things.<br \/> With a bitter aftertaste and just a hint of lemon, the <em>Serpentone di Sant\u2019Anatolia<\/em>  is has a characteristic \u201ccoiled\u201d shape,  and is often decorated with two red cherries as eyes and an almond as a  tongue.    <\/p>\n\n\n<p>If you want to attend the feast..https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Festa-SantAnatolia-8-9-10-luglio-2017-676598532535380\/                                                                                                                                                                                                   <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Sant\u2019Anatolia is located between Lazio and Abruzzo\u2026. and in the province of Rieti<\/p>\n\n\n<p>So does anyone have a recipe for the Serpentone Alle Mandorle.. If you do please share here..<\/p>\n\n\n<p>For recipes and Holidays get your copy of the Gourmand World Award Winning Book The Basic Art of Italian cooking: Holidays and Special Occasions- 2nd edition<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"1330\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1-1024x1330.jpg?resize=1024%2C1330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7911\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High up on a hill lies the beautiful little town of Saint Anatolia..my trip here to see my friend the Contessa on a sunny crisp, fall day was an experience&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1449,2304,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-baking","category-italy-travel","category-travel"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8413\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}