Sfogliatella (Italian: [sfoʎʎaˈtɛlla]; Neapolitan: sfugliatella; pl.

: sfogliatelle) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy.

[1][2] Sfogliatella means 'small, thin leaf/layer', as the pastry's texture resembles stacked leaves.

[citation needed] Sfogliatella Santa Rosa, from which the current sfogliatella was born, was created in the monastery of Santa Rosa in Conca dei Marini, Campania, in the 17th century.

A variation named coda d'aragosta (in the United States "lobstertail") also exists, with the same crust but a sweeter filling.