Prickly Pear Parmigiana: The Shocking Traditional Recipe from Ponza Island

We’re about to tell you something incredible! There’s a little-known, amazing recipe in Italy: Parmigiana with prickly pear pads.Yes, you got it right…with prickly pear blades. It's a typical recipe from Ponza Island, off the coast of the Lazio region of Italy. This place is truly divine and, like all of Italy, it has its own unique local traditions and authentic recipes waiting to be discovered in person.

In fact, many Italians are unfamiliar with this recipe, thinking that Parmigiana can be made only by following the traditional recipe that unites the whole country: eggplant, tomato sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, oil, salt, basil.

Little-known Italian recipe that will surprise you! -

Want to see how to make Parmigiana according to the Ponza recipe? Here's a video for you! But before we leave you to watch the video recipe, we would like to specify one thing.

The cook explaining the recipe has a very distinctive speech in which the regional accent is very pronounced! If you can't understand what he says, you should not beat yourself up! It is often difficult even for native Italians to understand the accents of other regions perfectly. Just watch the video, marvel at the incredible recipe, and be swept away by the tradition. Buona visione!