PastaMania #7: "Farfalle Funghi Asparagi" (Farfalle with Mushrooms and...
Who said Italian cuisine has no vegetarian options? You can find this all-vegetable dish just about anywhere in the boot. However, it originally comes from central Italy -- especially the valley of the...
View ArticlePastaMania #6. "Fusilli alla Carbonara con Carciofi" (Fusilli with eggs,...
"Fusilli alla Carbonara con Carciofi" is a variation on the better known "carbonara", a very popular traditional Roman pasta dish commonly made with eggs and bacon. Yet adding artichokes (carciofi) and...
View ArticlePastaMania #5. "Bucatini Cacio e Pepe" (Bucatini with Cheese and Pepper)
Traditionally a Roman dish, "Cacio e pepe" is also popular in other regions throughout central Italy. The name "cheese and pepper" refers to the two basic ingredients of this simple yet tasty dish....
View ArticlePastaMania #4. "Spaghetti alla Puttanesca"
This celebrated Southern dish is comparatively young for Italian standards; its popularity spiked in the 1960s. It gets its name from the word "puttana", meaning (pardon our Italian) "whore." Nobody...
View ArticlePastaMania #3. "Rigatoni Zucca e Salsiccia" (Squash and Sausage Rigatoni)
"Zucca", or squash, was imported from America to Europe, thanks to Christopher Columbus. For a long time it hasn't really been appreciated in Italy; it was used mainly by southern peasants and was...
View ArticlePastaMania #2. "Penne zucchine e gamberetti"
In Italy "Gamberetti e zucchine" is one of the best known "mari e monti" dishes (Italian for "surf and turf"). Gamberetti cover the sea and zucchini come from the soil. This southern-Italian dish is...
View ArticlePastaMania #1. "Fettuccine al ragù"
Fettuccine literally means "little ribbons" and refers to the shape of the pasta. It's a flat, thick egg noodle popular in central Italy, and it is often eaten with ragù—a special, slow-cooked meat...
View ArticleDe Cecco: The True Colors of Pasta
An interview with Marco De Ceglie, Ceo of 'De Cecco USA'De Cecco’s simple yet eye-catching design symbolizes the natural ingredients of their pasta: wheat and water, sun and the Italian sky.
View ArticleDe Cecco: How a Love of Pasta Conquered the World
Descendants of a family of pastai (pasta makers) from Abruzzo, the De Cecco brothers have created a multi-national pasta empire by respecting tradition and fostering innovation
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