Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Food Food Food. Manga Manga Manga.

In my lame and inconsistent attempt to catch up on the Italy blogs, here's a rundown of the best meals we ate in Italy:

Antipasto - Proscuitto, Pancetta, Salami, Olives, Pecorino cheese
Boiled lamb
Roast pig
Fresh tomato & cucumber
Bread
Fresh Ricotta cheese with honey
Digestive liquor made with basil
Homemade red wine
Pranzo con Pastori (Lunch with the Shepherds) (like, three hour lunch)
high in the Supramonte (the name of a big mountain range)
Sardinia, Italy
Arranged by Fabrizio Caggiari, who runs day-long treks in the Supramonte
http://www.sardegnanascosta.it

Thin crust pizza,
One was a white sauce with mushrooms and ham, and one was named something violent and cool like Volcano. It had a ball of mozzarella right in the middle. Because the Buffalo mozarrella is from right around there.
- Castle District of Agropoli

Wild Boar in Chocolate (Cinghiale a Dolce)
rich, chocolately, divine
Chicken in Tarragon (Pollo a dragoncello)
tender, melt-in-your mouth, great sauce
Chicken livers with anchovies and capers pate (don't know the Italian name of this)
Antipasto to die for. On toasted bread. Couldn't eat enough
Summer salad with tomatoes, onion, bread, olive oil, pepper, parsley.... amazing!

- L'Osteria, Siena, Tucsany (need I say more?)


Rabbit in Marsala Sauce
This was so rich and tasty, but with tiny bones that made me nervous

Pici with Ragu
Fresh thick typical pasta, with rich meat sauce

- Il Carroccio, Siena, Tuscany


King Prawns
White Fish (Sole?)
- Vittorio, Porto Palo (near Selinunte - famous ruins), Sicily
Vittorio also rents rooms, and it's right on the beach. Pretty nice.

Truffles
Antipasto
Marinated red eggplant
Wild Boar
Ragu
Rotonda, Basilicata, Italy

Fritatta
Fish
Spagetti
zucchini
Table wine
Matera, Italy

Fresh Marinera Sauce
Pasta
Bread
Salad
- Our hotel room, Rosario, Sardinia
Cooked by Flavio Nicoletti



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