We all think we know Italian food. After all, there are plenty of Italian restaurants right down the road, right? Many of our big cities have got a ‘Little Italy’ and an Italian deli to die for. Travelling will tell us that Italian restaurants are the same the world over—except, that is, in Italy. Many …
Five things you didn’t know about Italian food … probably. Read More »
The queue outside the butcher’s in Sansepolcro never seems longer than when he has a simple sign in the window: Porchetta oggi! Roast pork today! For Italians porchetta means party. In Tuscany at least, a village fête, market, or other festive gathering is incomplete without the porchetta van. These catering trucks have whole spit-roast pigs, …
The sformato, a kind of vegetable soufflé, has to be one of the best-kept secrets of Italian cuisine as I’ve never seen it on a menu outside Italy. (Please let me know if you have.) I first had them in the excellent restaurant Da Alighiero, in the Tuscan town of Anghiari. They are often served …
