Focaccia al formaggio al pesto. Quando la realta’ incontra la fantasia. Due piatti tipici liguri che armonicamente si combinano: la focaccia al formaggio e il pesto genovese. Purtroppo la foto, scattata col cellulare, non rende proprio benissimo l’idea di quante era buona. Mi sono dimenticato di dirvi dove l’ho mangiata: nella pizzeria I Due Gabbiani a Sestri Levante! Non perdetevela!
Al contrario della versione “normale”, la focaccia di Recco, secondo la ricetta originale, si compone di due strati sottilissimi di pasta a base di farina e olio di oliva (senza lievito, anche se questo viene elencato in alcuni ricettari), farciti internamente (e non nella parte superiore) con lo stracchino, che ha ormai quasi totalmente surrogato le originarie prescinsêua(ritenuta troppo liquida e acida) e formaggetta. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia.
Una ottima frittata di erbe chiamate prebuggiun in Liguria. Il prebuggiun (in genovese, in italiano preboggion) è una miscela di erbe spontanee tipica delle mie parti e della Liguria in particolare. Qualche giorno fa, mio papà ne ha comprate un po’, ed oltre ai cannelloni e ai pansotti, si è preparato una bella frittatina.
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An excellent herb omelette called prebuggiun in Liguria – Une excellente omelette aux herbes appelée prebuggiun en Ligurie – Una excelente tortilla de hierbas llamada prebuggiun en Liguria – Uma excelente omelete de ervas chamada prebuggiun na Ligúria – Ein ausgezeichnetes Kräuteromelett, das in Ligurien Prebuggiun genannt wird – Món trứng tráng thảo mộc tuyệt vời có tên là prebuggiun ở Liguria – 利古里亚的一种名为 prebuggiun 的优质香草煎蛋卷 – リグーリア州のプレブッギウンと呼ばれる絶品ハーブオムレツ
Ossobuchi alla milanese, the recipe. This morning I stopped by Alfredo, my trusted butcher. Alfredo is an old-fashioned butcher: he has a counter that seems rather poor but everything is stored in the refrigerator to maintain the right humidity and temperature; just ask and Alfredo brings out the most beautiful cuts from the cell… This morning, unusually, he had a beautiful piece of veal shank* on display, from which I had three splendid ossobuco cut, with which I prepared my dish: ossobuchi with saffron risotto and gremolada** As a procedure, I floured the ossobuchi and fried them over a high heat to close all the pores and prevent the meat juices from coming out. In a terracotta saucepan I fried an onion and a clove of garlic, added the ossobuchi and let it heat up. I then added a few pieces of carrot, potatoes and courgettes, moistened with red wine and started cooking over a low heat. In the meantime, separately, I calmly prepared the base for the risotto, chopping a little onion, heating a small pan of good meat broth and melting the saffron in water. I added a little tomato paste to the ossobuco and cooked them slowly, always checking that the meat was tender and the vegetables were well cooked. When cooking was almost finished, I added a little coarse salt (I always try to be careful with the salt). Then I started cooking the rice, frying the onion in a little olive oil, adding the rice which, once toasted, I moistened with a little white wine. Once the wine had evaporated, I added the hot broth (by now I know the quantities and I manage, after a little light stirring, not to continue moving the rice which cooks slowly, moving on its own thanks to the boiling liquids). When cooking was almost finished, I added the saffron and, when cooking was finished, I stirred it with a piece of butter but I didn't add cheese, which for me, alters the flavor of the saffron. Then I prepared the dish with the risotto, the ossobuco which I moistened with its sauce and I added the gremolata. All done…
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* veal is the meat usually used for this dish because it is more tender but the important thing is that it comes from the rear because it is less fibrous and larger in diameter. I used veal: I knew where it came from and the choice proved me right. ** gremolada is a very simple sauce made by chopping lemon peel without the white part, garlic and parsley and is used to flavor the ossobuco
Note: As always, the quality of the raw materials is essential: first of all, you need to choose the quality of the meat well, if necessary, ordering it from your trusted butcher, asking specifically that it be from behind. Also important is the quality of the wines to soak the meat and rice.
Ossobuco alla milanese, the recipe – Ossobuco à la milanaise, la recette – Ossobuco a la milanesa, la receta – Ossobuco panado, a receita – Ossobuco Mailänder Art, das Rezept – Công thức theo phong cách Ossobuco Milanese
La rinomata ed ottima salama da sugo di Ferrara. Se i cappellacci sono al primo posto come piatto di Ferrara, la salama da sugo lo è tra i secondi. Un insaccato di maiale gustosissimo, forse addirittura troppo gustoso, accompagnato da un immancabile purè di patate. Mangiata ovviamente a Ferrara nel ristorante Ostinato.
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Viene preparata macinando varie parti del maiale quali coppa del collo, guanciale, polpa magra derivante dalla rifilatura della coscia, destinata alla produzione del prosciutto e dalla spalla, si aggiunge una piccola percentuale di lingua e fegato, alle quali, nella ricetta contemporanea, vengono aggiunte sale, pepe, noce moscata. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
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The renowned and excellent salama da sugo from Ferrara – Le célèbre et excellent salama da sugo de Ferrare – La reconocida y excelente salama da sugo de Ferrara – O renomado e excelente salama da sugo de Ferrara – Die berühmte und ausgezeichnete Salama da Sugo aus Ferrara – Món salama da sugo nổi tiếng và tuyệt vời từ Ferrara – 来自费拉拉的著名且优质的 salama da sugo – フェラーラの有名で優れたサラマ・ダ・スゴ
Spaghetti al pesto ligure. Uno dei tipi di pasta conditi con il pesto che più mi piace sono i classici spaghetti numero cinque. Il pesto ligure fatto in casa, purtroppo non con il mortaio ma con il frullatore, si può utilizzare su moltissimi tipi di pasta: i più classici sono le trenette, le trofie (o trofiette di Recco) oppure i corsetti. A me piacciono moltissimo anche gli spaghetti ed eccovi la foto di un bel piatto che ho mangiato qualche giorno fa.
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Spaghetti with basil pesto, the most typical pasta dish of Liguria – Spaghetti au pesto de basilic, le plat de pâtes le plus typique de la Ligurie – Espaguetis con pesto de albahaca, el plato de pasta más típico de Liguria – Esparguete com pesto de manjericão, o prato de massa mais típico da Ligúria – Spaghetti mit Basilikumpesto, das typischste Nudelgericht Liguriens – Mỳ Ý với rau húng quế, món mỳ đặc trưng nhất của vùng Liguria – 意大利面配罗勒香蒜酱，利古里亚最典型的意大利面 – リグリアの最も典型的なパスタ料理、バジルペストのスパゲッティ
Blood sausage or berodo. Blood sausage, which is called in many ways (here in Liguria it is called berodo) and prepared in many ways, is a preparation that, as far as I know, is made throughout the non-Muslim world: it is nothing more than a way to recover pig's blood, a precious source of proteins, fats and other ingredients... I have always tasted this product when I found it, and I have found excellent ones both when made with dark chocolate and when put in small casings and mixed with chilli pepper in Mexico. However, when you buy a blood sausage, it has actually already been prepared by the butcher and then subjected to an initial boil. The fresh blood must immediately be mixed with milk and you must continue stirring to prevent it from coagulating. At this point the further preparation process depends on the habits, cultures and traditions of the places and countries. Years ago, I saw the blood sausages prepared by Lindo, a local pork butcher who was called by the families who, often with sacrifice, raised and then slaughtered a pig. For me, however, the absolute master of the preparation of salami and blood sausages was Mr. Lino Marcenaro and his two assistants: Franco and Carlo who later became a great traveler of exotic countries and who is one of my oldest and dearest friends. The blood, still fresh, is mixed with fresh milk, continuing to mix with spices, salt and pine nuts, which must be abundant even if expensive; naturally I do not know the doses which must be secret. The blood sausages, just closed with the same technique used for sausages, must be put to boil to have the first cooking. This is how we find them at the butcher's. At home we cook them simply boiled for a few minutes but decorated by mixing some side dishes from Swiss cuisine: sandy potatoes (cut into wedges, blanched in water and then sautéed in butter and breadcrumbs), slices of Rennet apples (peeled, cut into wedges and then slowly cooked in water slightly acidulated with lemon and sprinkled with cinnamon) and finally with sautéed cabbage (cut not too finely and cooked with a little oil, salt and sprinkled with white wine and, at the end, with a drop of vinegar). Enjoy your meal!
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The black pudding or berodo, the recipe – Boudin noir ou berodo, la recette – Morcilla o berodo, la receta – Morcela ou berodo, a receita – Der Blutwurst oder Berodo, das Rezept – Bánh pudding đen hoặc berodo, công thức – 黑布丁或 berodo，食谱 – ブラックプディングまたはベロド、レシピ
Ravioli al ragu della trattoria Moggia a Lavagna. Qualche tempo sono stato alla trattoria La Moggia a Lavagna (qui la pagina Facebook e qui la recensione di TripAdvisor) a mangiare. Non vi ero mai stato prima ma devo dire che non mi sono trovato per niente male. Questo il piatto che io considero principale: i ravioli al ragù di carne. Voto ai ravioli? Ottimi.
Go see my article with my personal ranking of the restaurants where I ate the best ravioli al ragù in the Province of Genoa di Levante.
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Ravioli with meat sauce from the Moggia restaurant in Lavagna – Raviolis à la sauce à la viande du restaurant Moggia à Lavagna – Ravioli con salsa de carne del restaurante Moggia en Lavagna – Ravioli com molho de carne do restaurante Moggia em Lavagna – Ravioli mit Fleischsauce vom Restaurant Moggia in Lavagna – Ravioli sốt thịt từ nhà hàng Moggia ở Lavagna – 来自拉瓦尼亚 Moggia 餐厅的肉酱馄饨 – ラヴァーニャのモッジャ レストランのミートソースのラビオリ
Malaysian street food. Often what is sold in restaurants is also called street food. Well these photos were taken at a stall on the main road of Langkawi, Malaysia. There is a bit of everything (or at least it seems so to me): fish, shellfish, chicken... all with abundant greasy sauces. If you close your eyes to health it is certainly all delicious. I can't tell you for sure because I only took the photos and didn't take anything.
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Malaysian Street Food – Comida callejera de Malasia – Cuisine de rue malaisienne – Comida de rua da Malásia – Malaysisches Streetfood – món ăn đường phố Malaysia
Kebab: not my ideal food. My son asked me to write him something about a dish he recently ate in Malaysia: kebab. As far as I know, it's a bit of a piece of junk... it's a bit like a hamburger, you can put anything in it. The real kebab (kebab means skewer) originated in Turkey and other neighboring Muslim countries; consists of layers of mutton meat overlapping and alternating with mutton fat. To cut it, you use a long, wide knife that cuts by trimming the meat closest to the fire and which is collected with a special spatula. The cooked meat is wrapped in unleavened bread and served with the addition of spicy sauce. From Turkey, this dish passed to Greece, which made it a dish for tourists or sailors like my son… In Greece, however, instead of mutton, they use pork or chicken because they are less expensive, wrapped in this bread together with fried potatoes, salad and tomatoes mixed with a very low quality sauce… In Greece the dish is called Ghyros. From Greece, the dish then passed to us… and there are people who buy it…
Not long ago there were several articles here about a kind of mafia that owns these small establishments where they said very low quality meat was served and there were health problems and other things… That's all I know. A piece of advice I give to my son: don't eat this food if you can!
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Shawarma (Arabic: شاورما, in turn from the Turkish çevirme), is a Middle Eastern meat dish. Although the word derives from the Turkish çevirme, meaning "turning", in Turkey this preparation is called döner kebabı; in Greece it is called γύρος gyros, and in the latter case it is mainly made from pork, an animal excluded from food consumption by populations of the Islamic religion. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
Kebab: Not my ideal food – Kebab : pas mon plat idéal – Kebab: no es mi comida ideal – Kebab: não é a minha comida ideal – Kebab: nicht mein ideales Essen – Kebab: không phải món ăn lý tưởng của tôi
Pad Thai, la insalata tipica thailandese. Uno dei piatti tipici thailandesi e’ questa insalata stuzzicante con pollo e germogli di soia. Ci sono diverse ricette ed ingredienti mixati e magari leggermente differenti da posto a posto. In questo caso, il piatto e’ stato mangiato a Phuket, c’erano: germogli di soia, pollo, uova, noodles e qualche verdura. This is thearticle in which I explain how to prepare this dish.
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Pad Thai, phat thai or phad thai (Thai: ผัดไทย) is a Thai dish made of stir-fried rice noodles with various ingredients, such as egg, fish sauce, chili peppers, vegetables, bean sprouts, shrimp, and chicken or tofu. It is the most popular stir-fried noodle dish in Thailand and includes elements of both Thai and Chinese cuisine. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
Pad Thai, the typical Thai salad – Pad Thai, la salade thaï typique – Pad Thai, la típica ensalada tailandesa – Pad Thai, a típica salada tailandesa – Pad Thai, der typische thailändische Salat – Pad Thai, món salad đặc trưng của Thái Lan – Pad Thai，典型的泰式沙拉 – 典型的なタイのサラダ、パッドタイ
