Pasta-Fest (video)

Like every Italian, I love pasta.
Every time I go back to my home town, I make a point to visit a large grocery store to enjoy the unmatched variety of food on display. In this video I capture the experience of walking down the pasta aisle.

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Mangia che ti fa bene

I recall my mom used to cook pasta for breakfast when I was going to elementary and middle school. She said 'Mangia che ti fa bene' (Eat, eat, this is good for you). And she was right, as that gave me enough energy to go thru the whole morning. I can't claim that's the reason why I'm 6.4 feet (almost 2 meters tall), but I'm doing the same today to my kids and they love pasta with pure extravirgin olive oil and parmesan in the morning. AllRecipes.com has some 1150+ pasta recipes to please even the most demanding kid.

Don't ask for Pasta Alfredo, please...

My wife is collecting in her new ebook a variety of misinterpretations of Italian cuisine. Today it's the turn of … Pasta Alfredo.
Alfredo Sauce or, Salsa Alfredo, is more of a myth than a reality and you are not going to find it in any real Italian recipe books. There is a restaurant in Rome which makes the original fettuccine Alfredo, but that is made with butter and Parmesan cheese. The only product that somehow resembles Salsa Alfredo (Alfredo Sauce) is called panna (which is a thicker version of whipping cream). I suggest you do not ask for Alfredo Sauce when you are in a restaurant because the vast majority of the people will not know what you are talking about.