The origins of this sweet is tied to pagan rites, according to which the snake was a symbol of life and vigour and was worshipped like a god. Furthermore, its spiral shape also represents cyclical time. This ultra delicate, traditional speciality, which originates from the towns near Lake Trasimeno, has the shape of a reptile and is prepared with a dough made with almonds, sugar and beaten egg whites. Customarily served the day before Christmas, it is sold throughout the year.<\/p>\n
Description<\/strong><\/p>\n A dry sweet cake made with almonds in the shape of a coiled snake.<\/p>\n Production area<\/strong><\/p>\n Province of Perugia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The origins of this sweet is tied to pagan rites, according to which the snake was a symbol of life and vigour and was worshipped like a god. Furthermore, its spiral shape also represents cyclical time. This ultra delicate, traditional speciality, which originates from the towns near Lake Trasimeno, has the shape of a reptile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_custom_body_class":"","_custom_post_class":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[174,176,179,177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prodotti-tipici-en","category-local-products-of-colli-assisi-spoleto","category-local-products-of-colli-del-trasimeno","category-local-products-of-colli-martani","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n