Seada Is the Sweet Cheese Snack of Your Dreams
Seada is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. This dessert from Sardinia has a melted cheese filling and is covered with a generous layer of honey.
Seada is a traditional dessert from Sardinia that was previously eaten mainly around Easter and Christmas, but can now be found virtually everywhere in Sardinia all year round.
The dessert looks like a large ravioli. The dough is made quite simply with flour (or semolina) and water, and softened with a little lard or butter. The dough is filled with fresh pecorino, and the cheese is mixed with lemon zest for a fresh, tangy kick.
The dessert is then deep-fried in olive oil or lard and covered with honey. The result: a crispy, honey-drenched dessert with a melted cheese filling. A little similar to Turkish künefe. And just like künefe, it tastes best warm.
How do you make seadas yourself?
This delicious dessert is one of the many good reasons to travel to Sardinia, but if that’s not possible right away, you can also easily make seadas yourself. In this recipe from Academia Barilla, you’ll see step by step how to throw the dough together. This recipe from Food52 is also a great one to follow.
Buon appetito!
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