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| Type | Fresh pastry, bakery product |
|---|---|
| Course | Antipasto or snack |
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Salento,Apulia |
| Main ingredients | Puff pastry, any stuffing (usually mozzarella, tomato sauce,bechamel and pepper)[1] |
| Variations | There are many ways to make arustico (usually change size and stuffing), such as those withspinach andricotta or those with awurstel. |
Rustico (pl.:rustici) is aSalentosnack made withpuff pastry and stuffings that vary by style. A common preparation uses puffpastry,tomato, andmozzarella.[2] It is part of the Salentinestreet food tradition and can be found in everyApulian bar, bakery, androtisserie.
It is produced with two discs of puff pastry, the lower disk is of about 10 cm (approximately 4 inch) in diameter and the upper one of 12 cm (about 5 inch), to which adds cheese and tomato. Then it is brushed with egg and baked in the oven. It should be eaten warm to best appreciate the taste and the melted mozzarella.
In Salento it is usually eaten as a mid-morning or evening snack, both in summer and winter. The wurstel variant of the pastry is the best known in Salento and throughout northern Italy (perhaps due to theAustrian culinary influence).
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