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Your Summer Picnic Spread Needs This Sweet Zucchini Pie From Tuscany
Scarpaccia dolce di Viareggio: sweet zucchini pie from Viareggio / Photo courtesy of Francine Segan
Difficulty Level
Low
Cooking Time
45 minutes
Cost
Low
There are countless savory zucchini pies and breads in Tuscany, but the only notably sweet one is a kind of baked frittata, officially called scarpaccia (because it looks like the sole of an old shoe — albeit a very delicious sole!).
It’s found in the seaside town of Viareggio — in homes or bakeries rather than restaurants — where it’s better known as la torta dell’orto or “the garden cake,” since it makes such great use of the bumper crop of zucchini fou
