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La Panzanella

13/6/2015

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Our first tomatoes are ready, Summer is just around the corner!
Make sure you’ve got yesterday’s loaf though.
Slightly crumbled, tomatoes rubbed hard onto the bread to make it as wet as possible, then chopped tomatoes and whatever else you want to pile on!
Onion, black olives, I love capers myself, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, there you have it: La Panzanella, fit for a King! Even better after it’s been standing a bit, when it has soaked in all the flavours. Mind though, it’s not to be eaten in small doses, your hands and your chin need to get a bit oily, and shine, like lovers’ eyes, as you dig in. A nice glass of cold Frascati, or two even better, to clean your palate. Now who’s better off than us!


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An Active Volcano, the art of Pasta making

8/6/2015

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I could just about reach the height of the dark wooden table with my eyes. I waited for my mum to make a crater in the mound of white flour. It was really high and I had to hold my breath to avoid creating a Central-America type tornado.

Then she broke the eggs inside the mountain, a pinch of salt, a drop of water if needed, and a duck egg to make it more yellow and wholesome. I watched her hands create an eruption, and a rapid succession of dam-bursts and repairs, to make sure the amalgam was perfect, chasing after lava flows that tried insistently to reach my nose.

In this case woman overcame nature, the final ball was proof of her victory, the volcano defeated, the fusion a success. My mum had some wrists on her! She continued to knead like a blacksmith would beat on his anvil.

Then on the board, her rolling-pin would calibrate the thickness of the dough, she’d create a yellow sun, she’d dust it with flour, then leave it to dry a little. Not an easy task, a labour of precision and strength. In the meanwhile the kitchen was invaded with the perfume of pasta sauce.

She’d roll the dough like you’d fold a bed-sheet, then as her fingers dictated the distance, she’d neatly cut the pasta ribbons. I’d look at her proudly as she gently unfolded each little roll and without even bothering about the sharp knife, I’d reach out and steal one of the ribbons to taste, just as it was, raw. A prelude to a dish that I absolutely loved.

I’d take a glass of wine to dad in the vineyards, that was his aperitif. Then after  moment, that strong voice would echo as usual , “ Is it ready?!!”. That’s when my Sunday commenced. The volcano is still alive. But I miss that voice.


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    • History of Frascati
    • ''Where wine was born'' Why?
    • Villa Falconieri Vivarium Novum
    • Villa Taverna Borghese Parisi
    • Voynich Manuscript and Villa Mondragone
    • Panoramic spots
    • What to buy apart from wine?
  • Best Frascati Wine Tours 2023
    • Principe Pallavicini Winery, the most Historic
    • Minardi Winery Tasting & Pasta or Pizza Masterclass
    • Old Frascati Food and Wine Tours
    • Cantina Imperatori
  • Cookery course
    • Other Things to do >
      • Activities >
        • Jo's Culinary Jaunts
        • A great local, giving great tours
        • David Morton's Roman Road Walks
        • Erba Regina Herb Farm and Agritourism
      • Roman Ruins on Tusculum (Ancient Frascati - The Philosophers' Hill)
      • Where (and what) to eat >
        • Cacciani Restaurant and Hotel
        • Zarazà Restaurant
        • Ristorante Belvedere dal 1933
        • La Vecchia Frasca - Restaurant/trattoria
        • Osteria San Rocco
        • La Stanza del Duca
      • Where to Sleep >
        • Hotel Flora
        • Villa Tuscolana Hotel
        • Tenuta di Pietra Porzia
        • Cacciani Hotel and Restaurant
        • Casale Sonnino - Monte Porzio (VIlla rental)
        • Merumalia Agritourism and Winery
        • Hotel Pietra di Ponente (Ciampino)
        • Erba Regina Herb Farm and Agritourism
        • B+B Il Cucù
      • Get Married! (Weddings and Engagements)
      • Golf Club Castelgandolfo
      • Garden GOLF University
      • Theme Parks >
        • Cinecitta World
        • Rainbow Magicland
  • A Unique Day at Lake Nemi
  • Online Wine Tasting course
  • Getting around
    • Audioguide info
    • Train Times From Termini
    • Taxi Castelli Romani
    • moped/motorbike/car hire/microcar hire
  • Travel Agent Information
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  • Free Foodie's Guide of local recipes and typical products
  • L'Olivella Wine Estate Shop
  • Grapes in Frascati wines
  • Frascati Wine Consortium
  • Vinalia Roman wine festivals
  • Wine Spectator Tasting Tips