Wonder how many people can pronounce Sfogliatella. I know how the Sicilians say it.
There’s a tiny Sicilian place on Sullivan Street, the street where the St. Anthony Feast used to be, and what I pronounced Svogliadell, the owner pronounced the exactly correct way.
My mother was able to speak good Italian. She took it in high school because she was already second generation and wanted to learn the right way.
I know how to say Ferrara’s on Grand st
My wife’s favorite Italian pastry
“Shfo tella “
I have no clue how to spell it
Sfol ya TEL la; or, in Seegeelyan, sfoi ya DELL.
Here’s how I learned how to say it from an Italian boyfriend who said gravy for sauce: Svoyatell. Bet that’s wrong, lol! We used to get them at Ferrara’s in Little Italy. So light and flaky! Can still hear that crunch from the first bite.
Are you talking about the pastry? My grandfather pronounced it spool yadell