Ossa di morto

Traditional Agri-food Product, on the national list of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture

Ossa di morto are Sicilian biscuits, included in the list of traditional Italian agri-food products (PAT) of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies.
Also known as nucatoli, mustazzoli, scardellini, scardellini, moscardini or paste di garofano, they are prepared on the occasion of the commemoration of the deceased and have the shape of small human bones.

No. 192 on the Sicilian list of Traditional Agri-food Products

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Sources: eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (names, type, registration dates); the national list of Traditional Agri-food Products of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, 11 March 2025 revision; Slow Food Foundation, Presidia in Sicily; texts and pictures from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Updated September 12, 2026.