Strangolapreti are traditional bread gnocchi from the Trento area, made with stale bread, spinach (or other green vegetables), milk, eggs, and flour. Their origins date to the 16th century and the ecumenical Council of Trent - they were traditionally prepared on Fridays because religious restrictions forbade the consumption of meat on that day. It is said that the gluttonous priests enjoyed this dish so much that they would eat them until they choked - hence the name strangolapreti, literary meaning priest stranglers.