Cuppetiello. © CooksInfo / 2018
In Naples, a cuppetiello (or “cuppitiello”, “cupptielo”, “coppetello”) is a small cone made from newspaper or tin foil put on the spout of a coffee pot called a “Neapolitan Flip Coffee Maker” to keep the aroma in while the coffee is brewing.
Outside of Naples, in the rest of Italy, it can mean:
- a piping bag;
- a paper cone, such as an impromptu piping bag made from waxed or parchment paper. Sometimes referred to as a “cuppetiello di carta” or “cono di carta”;
- a large paper cone in which fried foods are served;
- in a vulgar sense it means “condom”;
- in Àlbori, in Campania just north of the town of Salerno, it refers to cone-shaped penne, served with a cooked green vegetable sauce, or stuffed with fried mozzarella (“crescuita mozzarella”);
- “Field Mushrooms” in some parts of Basilicata.