Pasticceria Scaturchio (since 1910 ) the mecca of pastry in Naples
what is your fav ? Ministeriale , sfogliatella or Rum Baba'
What do you do in Naples? Eat. What do you eat? Pizza, pasta, fish and sweets. A lot of sweets. From small pastries to cookies, with or without chocolate, topped with whipped cream, served with fruit; this city is a huge Willy Wonka factory. Sweets are everywhere. And it is really difficult to find a place where sweets are not delicious. But if you ask me to pick up one single address to ruin my diet , I have no doubts: Scaturchio.
Who is Scaturchio
Located in Piazza San Domenico Maggiore 19, Scaturchio is an ancient bakery in the historical centre dating back to 1910. The sign says it is a gelateria and pasticceria, meaning that here you can find ice-cream and cakes like sfolgiatelle and rum baba' and ministeriale .
It is also a cafeteria with indoor and outdoor tables and chairs. So you can either take a seat or, as we often do in Naples , have a coffee at the counter.
You can order the traditional rum Babbà, a small yeast cake with rum. Here at Scaturchio you can also to top it with whipped cream.
The never ending dilemma with sfogliatelle
You can choose between sfogliatella riccia, “curly”, or liscia (frolla) “straight”. The first is made with puff pastry and remains crunchier, while the second is prepared with short pastry thus resulting much softer. At this point you need to try both and say if you are team riccia or frolla . I prefer sfogliatella frolla (liscia), but I never say no to a Sfogliatella riccia !
The Ministeriale
The ministeriale is a dark chocolate in the shape of a medallion filled with liqueur cream, belonging to the Neapolitan pastry tradition. It was created in the 1920s as a tribute from the pastry chef Francesco Scaturchio to Anna Fougez, he had a crush on her (italian actress/dancer 1894 - 1966) . The success of the chocolate pushed its creator to ask for the title of supplier to the royal house, to get this title , he underwent an exhausting bureaucratic process at various ministries; hence the name of the chocolate "MINISTERIALE"
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