Carbonara Day: the most imitated the most betrayed

In this year of Covid, Italians forced into the house have increased their consumption of pasta by 10 percent. Also increase exports. Carbonara is the world protagonist. But also the most imitated. A gallery of gastronomic horrors throughout…
NYT food horror: smoked tomato carbonara

The American newspaper suggests to readers a counterfeit of one of the iconic pasta dishes of Italian cuisine. It is paradigmatic of the damages that Italy suffers for the imitations of its products abroad, a damage estimated by Coldiretti at 100 million…
Amatriciana is a European gastronomic heritage

From today, with the recognition of Traditional Specialty Guaranteed, one of the most famous dishes of Italian cuisine is protected from imitations. Imported to Rome by the Amatrician innkeepers. THE DOC RECIPE OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF AMATRICE
Aglione, a tasty and delicate rediscovery at the table

For some years the kitchen has rediscovered Aglione which is not garlic but a derivative of leek with a very delicate and highly digestible flavour. Above all, it has antioxidant, anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, which doesn't hurt these days. The ancients…