Barbajuan

southern European appetizer

Barbajuan is an appetizer mainly found in eastern part of the French Riviera, in the western part of Liguria and in Monaco. A kind of fritter stuffed with Swiss chard, rice and ricotta, among other ingredients. In Monaco, where it is especially eaten on the national day, 19 November. The word means Uncle John in western Ligurian and Monégasque dialect. Other fillings can include pumpkin, minced meat, leeks or eggs.