“I Sospiri” (Sighs) or “Sweets of the Bride” are traditional Apulian pastries whose origin is surrounded by legendary charm. It is said that they were invented by the cloistered nuns of Bisceglie who made them to properly celebrate the marriage between Lucrezia Borgia and the Count of Conversano. The wedding failed, so the guests sighing because of the long wait were delighted and consoled with the cakes prepared especially for the occasion. But this is only one of the versions, in fact there are many others and, among them, one, in particular, seems the most likely, the one saying that they were created by a boy who, being madly in love, decided to shape these sweets as the bosom of his beloved who used to make him sigh for her. When tasting these delicious pastries with a simple but decisive flavour, it seems to savour the most authentic, sensual, and at the same time, mystical Puglia.
