Tumact me tulez

'tagliatelle with breadcrumbs') is a pasta dish from southern Italy, specifically Basilicata, of Arbëreshë origin.

The dish is typical of Barile, a comune (municipality) in the province of Potenza where Albanian Christians settled in the 15th century to escape the Ottoman invasion of the Balkans.

[1] Its preparation was historically connected with particular events such as weddings, Saint Joseph's Day and Christmas.

[2] Pier Paolo Pasolini, who arrived in Barile for the shooting of his film The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964), expressed appreciation for the dish.

[5] With ministerial decree of 25 February 2022, tumact me tulez entered the list of traditional Lucanian agri-food products (PAT).