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italian culinary history

Spaghetti Carbonara

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Spaghetti Carbonara is one of the simplest, tastiest, and most popular pasta dishes in the Italian cooking repertoire. In our house it’s a regular proposition when there’s little time, or scarecely anything in the fridge – which is not to take anything away from this hearty dish. What are the origins of Spaghetti Carbonara Well, [...]

Panettone – an Italian christmas cake

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Panettone, alongside Pandoro, is a christmas staple throughout Italy (and in various parts of the world where Italian emigrants settled, in particular Argentina, Brazil and other parts of Latin America). It’s a type of light bread sweatened with candied fruits, raisins, and lemon zest – and in variations chocolate or custard. Where does the name [...]