Supplì
Sign in to savethumb|Suggestion for presentation of '''''' (; Italianization of the French word ) are Italian snacks consisting of a ball of rice (generally risotto) with tomato sauce, typical of Roman cuisine. Some believe that they derive from the French croquettes and were introduced to Rome by the French troops of Napoleon at the beginning of the 19th century.
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- Food.name
- Supplì
- Food.image
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- Food.country
- Italy
- Food.region
- Lazio
- Food.type
- Snack
- Food.main_ingredient
- Mozzarella, rice, sometimes tomato sauce, eggs, breadcrumbs
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thumb|Suggestion for presentation of '''''' (; Italianization of the French word ) are Italian snacks consisting of a ball of rice (generally risotto) with tomato sauce, typical of Roman cuisine. Some believe that they derive from the French croquettes and were introduced to Rome by the French troops of Napoleon at the beginning of the 19th century.
==Etymology== The name is first attested in the 19th century, and is a corruption of the term , which is used in French cuisine for all types of croquettes or pieces of meat covered with breadcrumbs.