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Parmigiana di Melanzane is a signature dish of Italy; we have verified places to eat it in Naples. Start with where to eat Parmigiana di Melanzane in Naples.
Neapolitan eggplant parmigiana: thin slices of fried eggplant layered with San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh fior di latte mozzarella, grated parmigiano reggiano and basil, baked until bubbling golden.
Parmigiana di melanzane has been a Naples dish since at least the 18th century, with documented Neapolitan cookbook recipes from 1773. The name likely derives from the Sicilian-Arabic parmiciana (overlapping wooden slats, referring to the layered construction). The dish is one of Italy's strongest regional disputes between Naples (which uses fior di latte mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes and never breads the eggplant) and Sicily (which often uses provola and may bread the eggplant). The Neapolitan version is canonical for the Bay of Naples; Trattoria Nennella and Tandem Ragu run benchmark versions.
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