Publication note
Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.
What it is
A round focaccia exclusive to Gallicano in Garfagnana, cooked in iron testi.
Origin place card
Gallicano is a comune in the Garfagnana area of the province of Lucca.
Verified history
The source says it belongs to living memory in Gallicano households, lacks a precise written first date, and is celebrated by a dedicated Festa della focaccia leva and local promotion order.
Ingredients
Round dough about 20 cm wide and at least 1 cm thick with the mottled look given by testo cooking.
Method
Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.
Ritual / calendar
annual Festa della focaccia leva after Ferragosto.
Why travel for it
Focaccia leva di Gallicano is a round focaccia exclusive to Gallicano in Garfagnana, cooked in iron testi.. In the present corpus it is documented with origin in Gallicano, Lucca.
Editorial warning
This page is documentary verified from the pass3 layer. The next editorial improvement is to add one classic local recipe, one older documented version where available, and one modern household version with explicit attribution.