Monday, November 10, 2008

WHAT IS IT? - C'EST QUOI?

Hello everybody, I'm back to foodblogging again! Although I very much enjoyed my holidays, I have to admit that I've missed writing my usual posts during that period of time...

Bonjour tout le monde, je suis de retour! même si j'ai bien profité de mes vacances, je dois admettre qu'écrire des billets (culinaires) m'a beaucoup manqué...

Today, I'm posting a picture of a really unusual bread that Jessica at "In Search Of Dessert" (Switzerland) has brought back from Sardenia in Italy. I really don't know this speciality and have no clue on how I should use it.

Aujourd'hui, je vous soumets une photo d'un pain très bizarre que Jessica de "In Search Of Dessert" (Suisse) m'a ramené d'Italie et plus précisément de Sardaigne. Je ne connais pas du tout cette spécialité et je ne sais vraiment pas comment l'utiliser.

Let me explain: This bread ressembles a hollow pillow and is very dry and hard (even when you dip it in sauce, it remains rocklike).
As I find no information on the net regarding this "Pane Ladu", I wondered if you could help me find out what it is and how I should eat it. Thanks in advance!

Je m'explique: Ce pain qui ressemble à un coussin creux, très dur et sec (même en le trempant dans de la sauce, il reste solide comme un roc). Comme je ne trouve aucune information sur internet concernant ce "Pane Ladu", je me suis dit que peut-être l'une ou l'un de vous saura éclairer ma lanterne et me dire comment le consommer. Merci d'avance pour votre aide!

51 comments:

hot garlic said...

Hey Rosa -I've never seen anything like it before! It's gorgeous, but sorry I can't help you!

Thanks for your recent comments, I always appreciate what you have to say. I did have to laugh though that you said 'most' of what I said you agreed with!! Where have I failed you, what didn't you agree with?? You don't have to tell me, but I did get a little laugh.

Of course we'll still be blogging buddies. You are so talented and I of course always appreciate your posts!

Sam Sotiropoulos said...

Hi Rosa! That is a new one for me too... looks pretty amazing though. Of course you will let us know when you do figure it out, right? :-) Thanks In Advance!

Sam

Hopie said...

Never seen anything like it! Sorry to be so little help. Maybe you should stuff it with something? Good luck with it!

linda said...

Never seen it, no help here either. Curious how they use it in Italy...

Sylvie said...

La forme de ton pain est très étrange, mais hélas je ne saurai t'aider... :o)

Les recettes de Céci said...

rhooooo, c'est vraiment bizarre...ça se mange surement dur, comme en espagne!!!

Vraiment très original en tout cas,

bisous

Bridget said...

Il est beau ce pain, j'adore les pains-coussins.Bon, il faudrait que quelqu'un te donne vite une recette pendant qu'il est encore mangeable, mais au fait n'est-il pas purement décoratif, ce bel Italien?

Gracianne said...

Coucou Rosa,
D'apres ce que j'ai trouve sur un forum sarde, c'est un cousin du pane casarau
http://www.gentedisardegna.it/post.asp?method=ReplyQuote&REPLY_ID=264171&TOPIC_ID=9129&FORUM_ID=5
c'est un pain qui etait fait pour les gens qui travaillent loin de chez eux, comme il etait deja sec il se conservait et se transportait sans peine. Il se mange sec, ou bien humidifie dans de l'eau, avec de l'huile d'olive et du sel.
C'est bien la premiere fois que je vois un pain qui ressemble a un coussin, comme ca.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

GRACIANNE: Merci! C'est bien ce que je pensait car il se garde longtemps... Intéressant.

Meg said...

I have never seen it before either, but would love to learn more.

Tiuscha said...

Etonnant ce pain, merci à Gracianne d'avoir enquêté !

~nancy~ said...

..bon retour de vacances ma chère et j'ai bien hâte de voir comment vas-tu le déguster lol!!..

~nancy

Sandy said...

My french from school is lacking seems like you found out what it is? do tell. :) -Sandy

RazorFamilyFarms.com said...

I have never heard of it before and would think that you would have to add it to soup or something to soften it. Maybe?

Blessings!
Lacy

Hélène said...

Aucune idée, je donne ma langue au chat Rosa.

Elra said...

Glad to have you back as well, Rosa.
I've never seen this bread before. I know that some bread from Sardegna is hard and flat, and you have to dip it in water to soften it. This one is really intriguing. Now I am very curious myself!

Cicero Sings said...

Amazing how addicting this blogging becomes! I do hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable time off.

No ideas whatsoever on that bread

Wandering Coyote said...

Wow - that is one interesting looking loaf! I have no idea what it is but I'd like to learn more.

cathy said...

C'est la première fois que je vois un tel pain et dur en plus, c'est intriguant, alors que vas-tu en faire??

Gattina said...

Rosa, love to see you back! Sorry I can't help... but if you need someone to taste this beautiful bread/biscuit, you know I'm always available :D

didoumiam said...

j'avoue nepas pouvoir aider, j'en suis désolée j'ai même cru que c'était un oreiller, la honte!! :D
mais j'avoue qu'il est ...bisarre

Daziano said...

Hi Rosa. As I told I thought pane ladu had a different texture and shape. In fact, according to the forum Gracianne posted, pane ladu is a sort of spianata: a soft version of pane carasau (almost like a Mexican tortilla). So, that's what I knew but has nothing to do with your bread.

The only thing I can think of is using it as crackers on top of a nice stew!

Dana McCauley said...

Hmm. How big is it? It looks like a kind of cracker I've had that was made with a pita style dough.

glamah16 said...

It stays hard and doesnt break apart?Cool.

racheleats said...

I have not heard this name before but The picture looks really like pane carasau or carta di musica a traditional unleavened flatbread from sardenga which comes in various shapes. We spend quite alot of time in Sardegna and each visit is accompanied by alot of the stuff. It is double baked which gives it such a hard and sometimes unyielding quality. Our Sardinian friends eat it with everything, breaking off little peices to eat with oil and salt, with cheese, salami and antipasti, a scoop, to help the fork along with the pasta. In one osteria it arrived with blobs of the piquant creme di pastore sheeps cheese on top which was delicious.

lamiacucina said...

my first guess when starting to read was: a new pillow for Fridolin :-)

cuisineplurielle said...

je donne ma langue au chat, ce qui ne devrait pas te déplaire, hi, hi...

paola said...

Je ne connaissais pas non plus "il pane ladu". Comme Gracianne j'ai un peu cherché sur internet "même site" il semblerait que ce pain se mange aussi trempé dans la soupe.
paola

yayoune said...

pas d'aide possible par ici : je n'ai jamais vu ce pain auparavant !!!

domie said...

je ne pourrai pas t'aider. Je pensais vraiment voir un vrai coussin...

Hopie said...

Hey Rosa - I'm hosting my first ever blogging event this week and I'd love for you to participate if you have time :-)

corinne said...

Désolée, je ne te serai d'aucune aide car je ne connais pas ce pain, par ailleurs charmant, et il me tarde de voir comment tu vas l'accommoder!
A bienôt.

Jeena said...

The Italians sometimes have hard breads that they soak into milk before eating. I think they cook them slowly to harden them. I don't know if this is the same type of bread though. :-)

Marysol said...

Sorry Rosa, no clue. But it does resemble Carta di Musica which is a type of flat bread native to Sardinia. It's rolled paper thin, and baked in a hot oven until they puff up. But, that's just my guess.

Celine said...

je connais pas le pain, mais il est joli et rigolo.
bon retour dans le monde internet! tu nous a manqué.

auntie jo said...

welcome back! rosa!
quelle taille a ce pain? je suis bien curieuse moi aussi!

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

AUNTIE JO: Il fait à peu près 13cm sur 17cm...

Nanoud said...

Rosa , on a mangé un pain similaire dans un resto de Copenhague .Il était long et noir de la taille d'une baguette .Je n'avais pas compris que c'était du pain !!!et j'ai cherché toute la soirée comment il pouvait être fait .Je me suis dit :Il est cuit dans une enveloppe ,très peu de pate soufflée ?? car c'est très fin et très croquant .Il était présenté avec les mises en bouche .

lydian said...

J'ai une petite idée!
Tu fais un trou en dessous pour y mettre une salade assaisonnée (jeunes pousses, dés de feta,en fait tous ce que tu aimes dans une salade) et tu reposes le coussin dans l'assiette, trou en dessous.
Chaque invité brise le haut du coussin en tapant avec le dos d'une cuillère et découvre ce que contient leur cadeau (on mange ou non le pain).
Bises et bonne soirée.

Urban Vegan said...

Interessant!

Maybe you could use it in salad, as you use pita bread in Fattoush or stale bread in Panzanella?

By now, it's probably even crispier ;)

Darius T. Williams said...

Welcome back!

Cutie said...

Hmm... I have no idea what it is or what you can eat with. Hehe.. I guess eat it on its own. Well, will wait for you to update us on it and also let us know how to make it if you find out how to. :)

Miss Diane said...

Un drôle de pain! Je n'en ai jamais vu de pareil. Désolée de ne pouvoir t'aider.

Jeni said...

Huh! Interesting. My suggestion? Use it as a pillow. It looks comfy AND tasty. :0)

Doria said...

Je n'avais encore jamais vu ce "pain". Merci de nous faire partager cette nouveauté pour moi.
Bon mercredi, Doria

the happy gentleman said...

It looks like a sopapilla to me... did you see anyone eat it there? Is it flaky? I can't really tell from the photo...

Rosie said...

Hi Rosa, lovely to see you back :)

Sorry I've no idea what it is but I'd like to learn more about ir.

Rosie x

MaryAthenes said...

Aucune idee pour ce pain que j'ai d'abord pris pour ton oreiller...:)
Bonne chance !
Bises

jessica said...

mooohahahha. moooahahha. have i really found a food that has stumped the entire blogging community!!??
we know it sas pane ladu on the sticker. rosa, the only things i know are that i saw this in baskets in restaurants but much smaller, and next to pane carasau. so at that point, i drizzled olive oil on it, and it was crunchy and sort of disappointing next to pane carasau. but then i saw these huge things in the bakery and i had to grab them, but i never saw how anyone used them.
i hope you find an answer!

Rosa said...

Amazing! I have never seen anything like it either. What have you done with it?

La cuisine des 3 soeurs said...

Dans un Elle à table ancien, Carole bouquet donnait une recette de soupe avec des morceaux flottant dans de l'eau et avec des glaçons peut-être aussi des tomates. C'était une recette sicilienne, je crois. Si je retrouve, je te l'envoie.