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Webmaster September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 0 Comments cream, eggs, flour, honey, lemon, milk, seed oil, sugar, vanillin, yeast

Maritozzi with Cream

Maritozzi with cream are a typical dessert of Rome. This dessert is a tender sweet loaf, cut in half and filled with whipped cream. Its name seems to derive from the custom of giving this dessert during the engagement during the man’s declaration to the woman. The engagement ring was hidden in this cake. Tender raisins can be added to the Maritozzi dough (some even add pine nuts and candied orange peel). Today they are often served for breakfast in many bars in the capital.

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Webmaster September 18, 2023 0 Comments flour, garlic, raw ham, sage, veal

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Saltimbocca alla Romana are a typical dish of traditional Roman cuisine. A very popular recipe throughout Italy, thanks to its simplicity and excellent flavor it has become a meat appetizer, beautiful to present at the table and also much appreciated by children. Saltimbocca are small rolls or scraps of meat, so called because of their small size and because they can be grabbed with the hands and eaten in one bite. In the ‘Roman style’ version these are small scraps of veal (no one knows why we see television programs that replace it with pork….) cut into thin slices (as is customary in Rome) and a slice of sage, and a slice of raw ham. These are the main ingredients of this simple dish, which is and must remain simple (there is no melted fontina! not to be confused with Bolognese cutlet).

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Webmaster September 18, 2023 0 Comments basil, bread, garlic, tomatoes

Tomato Bruschetta

Tomato bruschetta is a very renowned appetizer in the Lazio tradition. Also widespread in many other regions of central and southern Italy (wherever there is fresh tomato), this simple slice of bread with chopped ripe tomato on top has won the hearts of all Italians, anticipating any meal, even a pizza . Simple, tasty, and ready in just a few minutes, it can be a perfect snack or a perfect appetizer. The name bruschetta derives from the verb bruscare which means to toast, hence bruschetta i.e. toasted. There are many versions, some with celery, others with onion, then flavored with oregano or basil. In short, there is something for all tastes

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Webmaster August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 0 Comments eggs, guanciale, pecorino romano, pepper, spaghetti

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla Carbonara is a typical dish of Rome, whose origins still seem uncertain: The most accredited hypotheses make it a typical Lazio tradition, coming from the carbonari who came to Rome from the Lazio and Abruzzo Apennines. The “carbonari” (Roman term for charcoal burners) prepared a dish called “cacio e ova” of Lazio and Abruzzo origins, a very popular dish because of the easy availability of the ingredients. This dish was prepared the day before, then brought to work inside the “tascapane”. Hence the diffusion of a dish of pasta “alla Carbonara” made of eggs and cheese.