{"id":1138,"date":"2026-01-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/fregola-sarda-cous-cous\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:50:14","slug":"fregola-sarda-cous-cous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/en\/fregola-sarda-cous-cous\/","title":{"rendered":"Fregola: la &#8220;cous cous&#8221; sarda"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Fregola with clams\" class=\"wp-image-1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fregola-la-cous-cous-sarda.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toasted, round, amber-coloured: <strong>fregola<\/strong> \u00e8 una delle forme di pasta pi\u00f9 caratteristiche della Sardegna. Ha parenti lontani (il cous cous del Maghreb, la moghrabieh libanese) ma \u00e8 una creazione autoctona, documentata in Sardegna fin dal XIV secolo. Oggi \u00e8 uno dei primi piatti pi\u00f9 riconosciuti all\u2019estero.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Come si fa (e perch\u00e9 \u00e8 diversa)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La fregola si prepara con semola di grano duro e acqua tiepida. L\u2019impasto viene lavorato <strong>with a circular movement of the fingers<\/strong> in a wide earthenware or terracotta bowl: the granules form by hand, a little at a time. Then they are <strong>toasted in the oven<\/strong>, operazione che le d\u00e0 il colore dorato e il sapore leggermente affumicato che \u00e8 la sua firma.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La tostatura \u00e8 ci\u00f2 che la distingue dal cous cous: la fregola resiste alla cottura, non si sfalda, trattiene i sughi. Esiste in tre granulometrie: fregola piccola, media e grande.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The classic preparations<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fregola with clams<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il piatto pi\u00f9 emblematico. Arselle (vongole) veraci, pomodoro fresco, aglio, prezzemolo, olio. La fregola cuoce direttamente nell\u2019acqua di apertura delle arselle, assorbendone il sapore. Il risultato \u00e8 un primo piatto di mare di straordinaria eleganza.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fregola with tomato and sausage<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The land version: fregola cooked in broth with tomato sauce, onion and crumbled sausage. A winter dish, filling.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fregola in broth<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Versione minimale: semplice brodo di pecora o gallina, fregola cotta dentro. Molto comune nell\u2019entroterra, in inverno.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What sets it apart from couscous<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Granules that are <strong>pi\u00f9 grandi<\/strong> (2-6 mm in diameter against 1-2 mm for couscous).<\/li><li>Tostatura in forno: sapore pi\u00f9 marcato, colore dorato.<\/li><li>Cooking <strong>directly in broth or sauce<\/strong>, not steamed.<\/li><li>A texture that is <strong>pi\u00f9 al dente<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to find it good<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La fregola migliore \u00e8 ancora quella artigianale, prodotta da pastifici storici sardi o a mano in casa. Al <strong>Cormoran Resort Villasimius<\/strong>, the <strong>fregola with clams<\/strong> \u00e8 uno dei piatti che i nostri ospiti ricordano pi\u00f9 spesso. Un consiglio: non saltatela in favore dei \u201cclassici nazionali\u201d. 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