Fresh tomatoes are a true summer gift in Italy: use them to prepare simple and delicious-smelling sauces, just like in this recipe. Paccheri are a kind of pasta in the shape of very large tubes, originating from Campania and Calabria.
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Caprese salad (Italian: Insalata Caprese, meaning “Salad of Capri”) is a simple salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with salt, and olive oil. Look at the pictures and find an inspiration for the original its presentation on the table.
Read More...Italian dried tomatoes and dried tomatoes in oil are true Italian classic, contrary to the slow-roasted tomatoes in the oven. However, this does not mean that tomatos confit are not as tasty! Don’t be fooled by the fancy-sounding name—these slow-roasted tomatoes are a breeze to prepare, and add a sweet punch as an appetizer, to […]
Read More...Everybody knows italian pesto alla genovese. Pesto is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy, and traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil, and pine nuts blended with olive oil, and Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese).
Read More...Today on „Italian Recipes“ we talk about asparagus. Italians call this vegetable „royal“ because of its properties. Asparagus has been used as a vegetable and medicine, owing to its delicate flavour and diuretic properties. In ancient times, it was known in Egypt, Syria and Spain. Greeks and Romans ate it fresh when in season, and […]
Read More...A must in the Calabria cuisine, the red chili pepper with its bright color red is the main ingredient of this typical Southern Italian cream. A Very good quality extra virgin olive oil with intense fruity is added to the red chili peppers and the result is a type of cream with spicy and most […]
Read More...The artichoke is a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. The naturally occurring variant of the artichoke, the cardoon, which is native to the Mediterranean area, has records of use as a food among the ancient Greeks and Romans. In North Africa, where they are still found in the wild state, the seeds of […]
Read More...There’s no other Italian word known in the world better as “pizza”, this is, without doubt, our national dish. Personally I never met an Italian who doesn’t like pizza… at least the real italian pizza. I say real italian pizza because the diffusion of this dish around the world has meant that every country has […]
Read More...Today on our weekly chapter of Italian Recipes we offer you to try authentic italian recipe of Porcini Sauce for Pasta. Fresh porcini are wonderfully aromatic and just melt in your mouth. Unfortunately, it is increasingly difficult to find local porcini mushrooms in Italy, due to the loss of the woodlands where mushrooms naturally grow. […]
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