lagane e ceci

{{Short description|Italian pasta dish}}

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| name = Lagane e ceci

| image = Lagane e ciciari ara cusentina.jpg

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| alternate_name = {{lang|it|Lagane e cicciari}}

| country = Italy

| region = Calabria

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| course = {{lang|it|Primo}} (Italian course)

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| main_ingredient = {{lang|it|Lagane}}, chickpeas, garlic, olive oil

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{{lang|it|Lagane e ceci}} or {{lang|it|lagane e cicciari}}, also known as {{lang|it|pasta del brigante}} ({{literally|brigand's pasta}}),{{cite book|author=Cristina Ortolani|title=L'Italia della pasta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lBtACd1H-LcC&pg=PA123|accessdate=24 August 2012|year=2003|publisher=Touring Editore|isbn=978-88-365-2933-9|pages=123–}} is a pasta dish originating in the Calabria region of Italy. It consists of {{lang|it|lagane}}, a wide pasta,{{cite book|author1=Rosetta Costantino|author2=Janet Fletcher|author3=Shelley Lindgren|title=My Calabria: Rustic Family Cooking from Italy's Undiscovered South|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=86R77RdzTj8C&pg=PA49|accessdate=24 August 2012|date=8 November 2010|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0-393-06516-9|pages=49–}} with chickpeas, garlic, and oil.{{cite book|author=Fodor's|title=Fodor's Italy 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqJxmrhpuCMC&pg=PA845|accessdate=24 August 2012|date=6 October 2009|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4000-0849-0|pages=845–}}

The dish is associated with the custom of {{lang|it|u cumbitu}},{{Cite web |last=Gnisci |first=Annamaria |date=19 March 2023 |title=U Cumbitu: un antico e nobile gesto solidale |trans-title=U Cumbitu: An ancient and noble gesture of solidarity |url=https://www.calabriamagnifica.it/costume-e-societa/u-cumbitu-un-antico-e-nobile-gesto-solidale/ |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=Calabria Magnifica |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=Pasta lagane e ceci: ricetta calabrese {{!}} Bottega di Calabria |url=https://www.bottegadicalabria.it/blog/ricetta-pasta-lagane-e-ceci |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=Bottega di Calabria |language=it}} in which the dish is shared among families and neighbours annually on Saint Joseph's Day (19 March),{{Cite web |date=19 March 2019 |title="U cumbitu", tradizione calabrese per San Giuseppe Storia di un gesto solidale esportato anche al Nord |trans-title="U cumbitu", the Calabrian tradition for Saint Joseph's: Story of a gesture of solidarity also exported to the North |url=https://www.quotidianodelsud.it/calabria/catanzaro/societa-e-cultura/la-storia/2019/03/19/u-cumbitu-tradizione-calabrese-per-san-giuseppe-storia-di-un-gesto-solidale-esportato-anche-al-nord |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Il Quotidiano del Sud |language=it-IT}} alongside pan-fried cod and zeppole,{{Cite web |last=di Stilo |first=Umberto |date=16 March 2008 |title='U Cumbitu 'i San Giuseppi |url=https://www.galatroterme.it/arch_gen/cu08.htm |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=Galatro Terme News}} the dessert typically associated with Saint Joseph in Calabria.{{Cite web |last=Bisciglia |first=Valeria |date=19 March 2021 |title=Food and wine in Calabria for the San Giuseppe's Day |url=https://www.leviedellaperla.it/en/san-giuseppe-day/ |access-date=9 April 2024 |website=Le Vie della Perla |language=en-US}} The custom may have emerged in the 20th century, or have origins in Calabria's medieval feudal society.{{Cite web |last= |date=11 March 2024 |title=U 'mmitu 'e San Giuseppe, il gusto della tradizione calabrese |trans-title=U 'mmitu 'e San Giuseppe: The taste of Calabrian tradition |url=https://www.calabriamagnifica.it/ristorazione/u-mmitu-e-san-giuseppe-il-gusto-della-tradizione-calabrese/ |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=Calabria Magnifica |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |last=Campana |first=Gino |date=18 March 2023 |title=I signori medievali, San Giuseppe e la magia de "U'mmitu" |trans-title=The medieval lords, Saint Joseph, and the magic of "U'mmitu" |url=https://ecodellojonio.it/articoli/storie/2023/03/i-signori-medievali-san-giuseppe-e-la-magia-de-u-mmitu |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=EcoDelloJonio.it |language=it}} {{lang|it|U cumbitu}} notably suspended class structures in Calabria, which was particularly afflicted by poverty and hunger, and was a symbol of social solidarity and fraternity.{{Cite web |last= |date=6 March 2020 |title=Festa di San Giuseppe in Calabria: Il Ritratto di Un'antica Tradizione |trans-title=Feast of San Giuseppe in Calabria: The ancient tradition |url=https://www.turismo-calabria.it/festa-di-san-giuseppe-in-calabria/ |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=Turismo Calabria |language=it-IT}}