My family originates from Calabria. As a child my Nana always made the most delicious Italian food for us. One receipe is made with zucchini in a batter and she called it (I really don't know how to spell it) G-r-e-s-p-e-d-a. Someone please tell me if that is the correct spelling and pronunciation. I know that some words or phrases are dialect, but, this one is how my Nana would pronounce it. The receipe was made with zucchini, flour, eggs, basil, parmesan cheese and baking powder (?) dropped by tablespoons into oil until they puffed up. We all loved them! My sister and I are going nuts trying to find the correct way to pronounce the word and spell it. Help, please.:)

Hi lizzie, I am stumped. Couldn't come up with anything. You may be saying it properly phonetically, but that doesn't do much good ! Sorry.

If you are looking for the recipe. The baking powder is correct with the flour, etc. The zucchini must be chopped up, Right ? You are mentioning a basic batter recipe that anything can be deep fried in. Of course, eliminating the parmesan for other things.

Tick

In martonese, a small town in Regio Calabria, Italy where my parents were from, they are called pitteiuzzi and in Italian, frittelli di zucchini. I have a wonderful recipe I just got yesterday from my cousin who was born there and makes them the same way my Mom did. They are wonderful!! I have been trying to make them for years but they never tasted like my mom's so I finally had the brilliant idea of asking my cousin in NY (I now live in CA). :)

in martonese, a small town in Regio Calabria, Italy where my parents were from, they are called pitteiuzzi and in Italian, frittelli di zucchini. I have a wonderful recipe I just got yesterday from my cousin who was born there and makes them the same way my Mom did. They are wonderful!!! I have been trying to make them for years but they never tasted like my mom's so I finally had the brilliant idea of asking my cousin in NY (I now live in CA). :)

OK Soooo... give up the recipe:D

I thought it was something like pittocelli this is based on italian family near calabria in place callled pizzaera?