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Tumact me tulez

Pasta dish from Basilicata, Italy


Tumact me tulez (tumacë me tulë in Albanian) is a pasta dish from southern Italy, specifically Basilicata, of Arbëreshe origin. The name means 'tagliatelle with breadcrumbs'.

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The dish is typical of Barile, a comune (municipality) in the province of Potenza where Albanian Christians settled in the 15th century to escape the Ottoman invasion of the Balkans.[1] Its preparation was historically connected with particular events such as weddings, Saint Joseph's Day and Christmas. Despite its Arbëreshe origin, the dish has blended with local cuisine over time.

Tumact me tulez is served with tomato filets (or tomato sauce) and anchovy, in addition to fried breadcrumbs, chopped walnuts, garlic and parsley. Dried chili pepper can be added.[2]

Pier Paolo Pasolini, who arrived in Barile for the shooting of his film The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964), expressed appreciation for the dish.[3][4]

A local festival (sagra) dedicated to the dish has been held since 1997. In 2018, American Express cited the sagra among "10 amazing Italian food festivals".[5]

With ministerial decree of 25 February 2022, tumact me tulez entered the list of traditional Lucanian agri-food products (PAT).[6]

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References

  1. "Basilicata, Rock Hard And Still Untamed". nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Homemade tagliatelle with tomato and anchovy sauce". houseandgarden.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. "Pasolini për arbëreshët: "Një mrekulli antropologjike"". KOHA.net (in Albanian). 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. "At the source: 10 amazing Italian food festivals". amexessentials.com. Retrieved 25 August 2020.



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