Place of origin | Italy |
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Region or state | Sicily |
Vastedda (Sicilian: [vaˈʃt̪ɛɖːa] ) is the traditional Sicilian bread used to prepare the pani câ meusa, a sandwich of veal spleen.[1][2] It often also includes caciocavallo and ricotta toppings. Vastedda is most common in the city of Palermo.[3]
In Gratteri, near Palermo, a fried version called vastedda fritta is also prepared. The vastedda fritta is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (PAT) and is listed into the official list of traditional Italian agricultural and food product.[4]