Spaghetti ai ricci di mare (Sea urchin spaghetti) is a treasured dish from Southern Italy, celebrated for its intense, briny flavor that captures the essence of the Mediterranean Sea. In the charming port of Pozzuoli, long time ago several restaurants proudly served this delicacy, where the sea urchins are freshly harvested from the local waters. […]
Pasta cu ‘a cucozza. Neapolitan Pasta with pumpkin
The Neapolitan pasta and pumpkin is a poor but hydrating, fresh and light dish that is often prepared in Naples in summer, given the availability of the characteristic Neapolitan pumpkin, with green skin and orange inside. A delicacy much more nutrient than the classic Halloween pumpkin we see during fall. It is tasty and sweet. […]
‘E Scagliuozzi. An easy appetizer recipe
You can find them in pizzerias and in “friggitorias” (fried food shops) but also in street food cart shops. Fried polenta or, as they are called in Napoli, “‘e scagliuozzi” are a mouth-watering appetizer made with corn flour. To prepare them you need few ingredients and little time. Read how to prepare them in 10 […]
Vermiciėlle â Vongole (vermicelli with clams)
Vermicelli with clams is a must of traditional Neapolitan cuisine. It is a Summer ace in the hole! There are those who want it red, seasoned with some cherry tomatoes (too much tomato sauce would kill the flavor of this Mediterranean food); and who wants it white as “Posillipo” style. In his “Italienische Reise” (Journey […]
Risotto alla Pescatora (Seafood Risotto)
During the fourteenth century, under the rule of the Aragonese dinasty, the Neapolitans were the first in Italy to learn about rice. The Spaniards had brought this light and versatile food that the Neapolitans ate as a single dish. While in Napoli they were preparing “timballi”, “sartu’ ” and “pall’ ‘e riso” (rice ball or […]
‘Sorpresine’. An appetizer recipe by Chef Carla Schember
Imagine the classic girl next door and color her uplifting and romantic Neapolitan shades and here she is Carla Schember. She gives smiles and kind words to all people. Although she is a stylist she did not pursue this career. She felt more inclined to literary subjects. So she enrolled in the Faculty of Modern […]
En neapolitanska i Sverige – Suggestions from a Neapolitan in Sweden.
Learn how to recognize the real mozzarella Campana and discover how to handmade in a few minutes with simple ingredients. President of Slow Food Stockholm, Giovanna Carlsson, is Neapolitan and she has lived in the Swedish capital for 7 years now. After two weeks she moved in Sweden, where she had arrived with two of […]