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Pasta alla Crudaiola is an Italian Summer pasta recipe that seasons any pasta shape not with a sauce but with a “battuto”, a mince of raw tomatoes, usually cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese or other fresh cheeses cubed.
There are many things to eat in Turin, but here’s a sweet and short list of the unmissable.
Here’s an authentic Italian chopped salad recipe that becomes a one-dish meal with the addition of delicious Primosale cheese and the accompaniment of a few slices of rustic Italian bread.
An easy, delicious Italian radicchio pesto recipe with just walnuts, parmesan cheese, and olive oil.
How to cook King Oyster or Cardoncelli mushrooms the Italian way: a very simple recipe with just olive oil, garlic, and parsley.
The traditional recipe for Pasticciotti, or Bocconotti Pugliesi: shortcrust pastry muffins filled with “crema pasticcera” (pastry cream).
How to make Italian peach iced tea, “tè freddo alla pesca:” a refreshing summery drink.