Indulgences

1. sebadas

   Sebadas — fried cheese pastries with honey

   Usage

   The island's best-known sweet: a flour-dough pastry filled with cheese, fried and covered in honey, with a lemon note. Often ends a meal. It contains cheese, so take care if you avoid dairy

   Grammar Note

   Feminine plural; with the article it is "sas sebadas". The singular is "sebada". Forms such as "seadas" or "sabàda" also appear

2. papassinos

   Papassinos — diamond-shaped raisin and nut cookies

   Usage

   A rustic diamond-shaped bake with raisins and nuts, often glazed on top. It contains nuts, so check before buying if you have an allergy

   Grammar Note

   Masculine plural; with the article it is "sos papassinos". In the south it is also called "pabassinas" or "papassinas" (feminine)

3. pàrdulas

   Pàrdulas — small baked cheese tarts

   Usage

   Small tarts, about 8–10 cm across, with fresh cheese such as ricotta on a pastry base, baked in the oven. Served at festivals and celebrations. They contain cheese, so take care if you avoid dairy

   Grammar Note

   Feminine plural; with the article it is "sas pàrdulas". The stress falls on the third syllable from the end, so it carries the accent. In the north they are also called "casadinas"

4. amaretus

   Amaretus — almond biscuits

   Usage

   Small biscuits made from almonds, one of the island's traditional sweets alongside pàrdulas and papassinos. If you have a nut allergy, check before buying

   Grammar Note

   Masculine plural; with the article it is "sos amaretus" (in the south "is amaretus"). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. turrone

   Turrone — nougat of honey, egg white and almonds

   Usage

   A white, firm sweet of honey mixed with egg white and nuts. The mountain towns of Tonara, Desulo and Aritzo are known for it. It is common at festival stalls and tourist spots, and can be bought in small cut pieces

   Grammar Note

   Masculine noun; with the article it is "su turrone". It corresponds to Italian "torrone" and is spelled with -u- in Sardinian

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