Authentic Italian, commonplaces and bad imitations! Don’t believe it’s all real Italian! Maybe they’re just cheating you!!!!
I read some bad news about chains of Italian restaurants abroad. What I actually got is quite sad. After the problems had by Jamie Oliver, some papers… Read more “I read the news about Italian restaurant chains….”
It’s not something regarding food or cooking habits, but this is a prejudice that made me lough so much that I really want to share it with… Read more “COMMONPLACE: ITALY AND MAFIA …so funny what some people think!”
This week I received the usual newsletter from Nigella’s website. She often gives smart recipes and interesting tastes. I must say that when I cook according to… Read more “Pasta with Marmite?? AAAAARGH!”
In the NYT somebody wrote an article where ther is a huge blasphemy: – listen carefulli to this silly statement – Aperol spritz is not good!!! I’m… Read more “SPRITZ IS NOT GOOOOD? WHO DARES???????”
Here is a very typical recipe from the South of Italy, from Sicily to be precise! The name of this dish is a tribute to the “Norma”… Read more “Pasta alla Norma – with aubergines and ricotta salata”
I’ve always asked myself: why do people in the movies throw pasta against the wall to check if it’s cooked? If they stick they are cooked according… Read more “Commonplace: throwing pasta against something to check if it’s ready”
NO! We don’t put ketchup on pasta. We actually don’t put ketchup anywhere except for fries, sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs (I mean, not very Italian dishes).… Read more “Commonplace: KETCHUP”
Torta Pasqualina is a pot pie typically eaten in Easter period. Everybody has his own mix: somebody uses just spinaches, somebody puts also chards. Me, I prefer… Read more “An Easter recipe: delicious TORTA PASQUALINA!”
When I travel, anywhere in the world I find in supermarkets and delis panettone and pandoro sold all year long, as if they were a typical Italian… Read more “Commonplace: panettone and pandoro”
As I always tell you, in Italy culinary tradition is very important. Every area has its typical dishes and you won’t find the same recipes in all… Read more “Italian food philosophy according to one of my favourite Masterchef winners!”
