Strozzapreti or cecapreti, are "maccaruni" of Ciociaria and Villa Santo Stefano.
The durum is made with wheat flour, eggs and water seasoned in various ways.
Their name goes back to the continuous restrictions imposed by the Church that had generated an anticlerical sentiment in the whole area of Ciociaria. When the women prepared this pasta they wished to choke the priests (strozzapreti) while they ate!
Cecapresti Pasta is celebrated in a festival in August.
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