Crostata ricotta e visciole (recipe)
Crostata ricotta e visciole is a classic cake from the Jewish ghetto in Rome. It’s like the best cheesecake you’ve ever had and remarkably easy to make. Here’s the recipe.
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Fave dei Morti: Almond biscuits – Chestnuts and Truffles TV
A repost of a popular video I made a few years back to show how they celebrate November 2 in Umbria. These almond biscuits from Umbria are traditionally served on November 2, the feast of All Souls day, hence the name which means beans of the dead. Fave dei Morti Ingredients 250g (2 2./3 …
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Bigoli in salsa: Venetian pasta (recipe)
Bigoli in salsa is the only really traditional Venetian pasta dish. Made with simple ingredients from the Venetian lagoon it’s packed with umami. Follow my instructions to Venetian heaven on a plate.
Tortelli di zucca: pumpkin pasta from Modena (recipe)
It’s pumpkin season again and the shops are full of all shapes and sizes of squash ready to be made into soups, risotti, gnocchi and so on. Italians love pumpkin, or zucca as they call it.
Christmas in Venice: Cakes
With less than a week to go before Christmas we turn to the cakes that Venetians will be eating next Monday. The traditional Venetian Christmas cake is so famous that you can find it almost anywhere.
Venetian maxims: Chi no ga testa ga gambe
Venetians are famous in the rest of Italy for their maxims which often give a flavour of what it’s like to live in the city. Discover what this maxim tells you about living in the city and particularly about the bridges and stairs which are a feature of every Venetian’s day.