According to a legend the name Strangolapreti, which litteraly means "Priest Strangler", was given to this particular potato dumpling dish when one day a priest ate so many of them and so greedily that he suffocated to death.
Strangolapreti, also know as Gnocchi, is an antique neapolitain dish that was made with flour and water until the potato was introduced and utilized in the Italian cuisine in the 700's.
Here is a recipe with potatoes, flour, egg and water.
Although I have to say I do prefer my mum's recipe made with only flour and water.
Ingredients
1200 kg potatoes
600 gr flour ("oo")
1 egg
salt
Boil the potatoes in salted water and passed through a sieve while still hot. Let it cool then mix with the flour, egg and a pinch of salt.
Then roll the pasta like little sticks and cut it in small pieces (about 2cm).
Roll each little piece with the finger to shape it into little caved dumplings.
Boil the gnocchi in salted water and remove as soon as they raise on surface and put in a bowl.
Add tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil and parmesan.
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