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Place of origin | Italy |
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Region or state | Southern Italy (Calabria, Campania, Apulia and Sicily) |
Main ingredients | Eggplant, tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, basil, salt |
Parmigiana (/ˌpɑːrmɪˈdʒɑːnə, -ˈʒɑː-/, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːna]), also called parmigiana di melanzane (Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːna di melanˈdzaːne; -ˈtsaːne]), melanzane alla parmigiana (Italian: [melanˈdzaːne; -ˈtsaːne ˌalla parmiˈdʒaːna]) or, in the United States, eggplant parmesan, is an Italian dish made with fried, sliced eggplant layered with cheese and tomato sauce, then baked.[1][2][3][4] The origin of the dish is claimed by the southern regions of Calabria, Campania, Apulia and Sicily.