Luca's Italy -

Pesto Trapanese (recipe)

Try this recipe for pesto Trapanese, an amazing Sicilian pasta sauce which I learnt to make from a native of Trapani, its home town.

In this episode, I talk about the the most famous Italian dessert, the tiramisù and the theories of its origins.

Puntarelle (cicoria di catalogna / cicoria asparago) is an Italian winter vegetable forming part of traditional Roman cuisine.

In this episode, I talk about the queen of Neapolitan cuisine, the pizza Margherita, now an iconic symbol of Italy, was born.

Your complete guide to making tiramisù the modern classic Italian dessert which has taken the world by storm.

In this episode, I talk about the Italian love affair with caffè and how it came into Italy and how it came to be the icon it is today.