Tag: Pasta
Fresh stuffed pasta: there’s something for every taste!
The different types of fresh stuffed pasta are mainly typical regional Italian specialties. Once again, it’s Italy that has the biggest role in the kitchen!
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Mantuan pumpkin tortelli: sweet and savoury together, but very good!
Do you like flavour contrasts? Sweet and savoury together doesn’t scare you? This is the recipe for you.
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How to make tortellini at home
One of the characteristics of Italian cuisine, the classic traditional cuisine, often comes from the simple way the recipe is made…
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Penne al pomodoro
The most classic of the Italian pasta dishes, so simple that even children can prepare it, but so aromatic and tasty that it is a triumph of Mediterranean flavours.
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Summer in a Salad with our Fusilloni Salad with Tomato, Mozzarella & Basil
Here you have a simple recipe that will refresh your table during hot days in summer.
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Italian Regional Treasures of Fresh Pasta
Italian regional cooking has ancient traditions that have produced authentic gastronomical treasures through the centuries. There are countless, much appreciated specialities of home-made pasta from all the regions of Italy.
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Techniques for Making Fresh Pasta
In a professional kitchen, fresh pasta is generally made with mixing machines and rolling presses, although in some restaurants, especially of gourmet quality, it is not rare to find those who knead the dough by hand and roll it out with a long rolling pin on a wooden counter. Here, we will illustrate various manual and mechanical techniques.
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Healthy Vegetarian Lasagna Recipe
Beyond ragu! Lasagne is a versatile dish that lends itself to many different interpretations, based on personal preferences or the availability of seasonal ingredients. Here are two examples from the Italian culinary tradition.
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Lasagne alla Bolognese an Italian staple recipe
A typical dish of Bologna, lasagne is a dish with a thousand variations, a milestone of Italian cooking for which every grandmother claims to have the perfect recipe. It is also a dish that mellows and improves – after a day or two, it is even more delicious when warmed over.
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A Classic Italian Lasagna Recipe – How the Italians Do It
Lasagne is one of the most classic and traditional dishes in Italian cuisine. We can find it with various fillings: with mushrooms, classic meat sauce, vegetables, pesto, ricotta, béchamel…
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Short History of Pasta
Pasta has become one of the symbols of Italian culinary culture due to three main characteristics: it’s undeniable gastronomical appeal, its healthfulness and its limited cost. It’s success, however, was the outcome of a long story. Here are the main stages of development.
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An all-Italian Menu/2. First course: Spaghetti alla Gricia
This is a traditional shepherd’s recipe, made with the few simple ingredients they took to the pastures with them. Ii is the precursor of pasta all’amatriciana because it was prepared before tomatoes arrived from America.
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