Tomato purée, or, as we call it, The Preserve

Date settembre 9, 2011

Summer, time of preserves. Once again the protagonists are the tomatoes, in a simple version, pure: the preserve, a universal name that does not need specification, because in my house the preserve is exclusively the preserve of tomatoes. In the collective imagination the tomato is one of the elements that more represent Italy, along with mozzarella, [...]

Italian spirit and the pomarola, the Italian tomato sauce

Date settembre 5, 2011

A dish of pasta, a good deal of intense red and glossy tomato sauce, a generous sprinkling of freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top and some basil leaves, a charm to give that extra balsamic touch to turn a simple dish of pasta into a memorable dish of spaghetti, a dream come true for many [...]