The debate continues: Is the piadina romagnola the oldest and tastiest flatbread recipe in the region? Or is it the crescia marchigiana? Let’s discuss.

Among the challenges of hometown pride that so define our country, the biggest debates in Italy tend to center around food – and that includes the rivalry between the piadina romagnola and the crescia marchigiana. In terms of fame, diffusion and numbers, of course, there is no comparison: The piadina – whether it's called ‘sfogliata’ in Rimini or ‘piadina alta’ in Cesenate – wins by leaps and bounds.