This is one of the most famous dish of Salento. Its’ name come from the pignata, a pot made of cast iron where people use to cook the octopus and then serve it. It looks like this
Clearly I didn’t have one here in Shanghai, but I have replaced it (as many people do nowadays in [...]
I have already posted a recipe explaining how to make vegetable sushi rolls.
Rolls are very easy and can be prepared with a variety of ingredients: fish, vegetables, eggs. They can be thin (hosomaki)with one or 2 ingredients, or thick (futomaki) with 3 or 4 ingredients.
Today I am going to show you how to prepare the [...]
Nigri is a hand press sushi. It’s a small oval of pressed rice with a topping firmly placed on top. Usual toppings are thin slices of fish, omelet, or vegetables. It is really important to press the rice gently but firmly and to do the same with the fish/vegetable that you will put on [...]
The first time in my life I had this delicious soup was back in 2008 when I was on vacation in San Francisco (California). I remember I went to this little nice restaurant right on the beach in Monterrey and they served me the Clam chowder in a sourdough bread cup…It was just delicious!
Since I don’t [...]
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