Pizza di Pasqua – Easter Pizza The Easter pizza with cheese, is a typical dish of the Easter celebrations of the Umbria region , great to enjoy both stuffed with meats typical of the area to be alone. The timing of completion include: 30 minutes of...
BUCATINI ALLA CARBONARA WITH WILD ASPARAGUS In Umbria wild asparagus are at the beginning of spring, from late March to May. “Asparagus hunting” is a very popular springtime activity in the rural areas of Italy. Recipe of Bucatini alla Carbonara con asparagi selvatici Ingredients: – 200 g of bucatini –...
TRADITIONAL RICE PANCAKES FOR FATHER’S DAY – Frittelle di San Giuseppe The fried rice pancakes of St. Joseph are some sweets prepared in Umbria and Tuscany, Father’s Day. their origin is very ancient and dates back at late Middle Ages. Originating in Tuscany and Umbria, with time...
STRUFOLI ALLA PERUGINA The “strufoli” are a typical dessert of the Carnival of Umbria. They are often confused with Neapolitans struffoli, but they are completely different desserts: the strufoli from Umbria are typical of Carnival and those from Naples of the typical of the Christmas period. STRUFOLI...
Umbrian Carnival dessert The most typical dessert of the Carnival in Italy is the Frappe! I know that in many parts of Italy The frappe are called Chiacchiere, and certainly there are many others names, but the original recipe is one: the following. For people who prefer a...
It is a fresh and very tasty salad, the recipe is very simple. Now is the season and its lasts until February! Puntarelle or cicoria di catalogna is a late fall early winter chicory which originated on the Catalonia coastline of Lazio. The heads of chicory are...
Castagnaccio It is a delicious cake that I usually make in the fall. The Castagnaccio is a typical dessert autumnal based on chestnut flour, pine nuts, raisins and rosemary. Although this is a simple dish of country tradition being the chestnut spread in the countryside, inexpensive and...
Yesterday in my vegetable shop I found a strange red eggplant. I read “ melanzane rosse di Rotonda ( Basilicata, Potenza). Even if I go on holiday in Basilicata from a long time (in Acquafredda di Maratea, a magic place in the Tirrenian sea) I never...
