Puglia is famous for its homemade fresh pasta like orecchiette, but also for the many types of bread. The Pugliese bakers are true specialists in baking bread and other specialties like taralli. You encounter taralli everywhere in Puglia. The snack is usually prepared twice. Often they are baked twice in the oven or first boiled and then baked in the oven. The result is a crispy snack in a typical ring shape.