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Primi

  • Lombrichelli allo Scoglio

    A thick, handmade spaghetti called Lombrichelli is paired with seafood from the shoals in this classic dish of Lazio.

    English Name: Fat spaghetti with seafood · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Lorighittas con i gamberi

    Lorighittas is pasta from Sardinia formed into a ring like two strands of twisted spaghetti. These days it’s served with shrimp, zucchini, or artichokes.

    English Name: Lorighittas with shrimp · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Minestrone

    Minestrone is a thick vegetable soup without a fixed recipe that takes advantage of what’s fresh in the garden.

    English Name: Minestrone · Course: Primo Piatto, Soup · Author

  • Orecchiette con salsiccia e cima di rape

    Orecchiette con salsiccia e cima di rape and other variations with anchovies and tomato sauce are classic primi piatti from Puglia.

    English Name: "Little Ears" pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pane Frattau

    Pane frattau was born in the Barbagia region of Sardinia, a dish of layered carta di musica bread, tomato sauce and pecorino sardo cheese. You’ll find it in many restaurants in the Sardinian interior listed as a primo piatto.

    English Name: Pane frattau · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Panigacci al pesto

    Panigacci al pesto is a primo piatto found in a very limited corner of La Lunigiana, in the towns of Aulla and Podenzana.

    English Name: (Crepes?) with pesto · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pansotti con Salsa di Noci

    Pansotti con Salsa di Noci is a triangular “ravioli” with a walnut sauce often seen on Ligurian menus. It’s a classic of the region and a lighter pasta dish than you might think

    English Name: Triangular ravioli in Walnut Sauce · Course: Primo Piatto - Pasta · Author

  • Pappa al Pomodoro

    Pappa al Pomodoro is a summer tomato soup served warm or at ambient temperature, a mixture of tomatoes, bread, fresh herbs, and a light broth or water.

    English Name: Tomato soup or tomato pap · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Papparadelle al ragù di capriolo | Pasta with venison sauce

    Papparadelle al ragù di capriolo is a pasta dish we might call pasta with venison sauce, a primo piatto most often found in season in the fall in northern Italy.

    English Name: Pasta (or noodles) with venison sauce · Course: primo piatto · Author

  • Pappardelle al Cinghiale

    A classic dish of Tuscany, especially in the Maremma, Pappardelle al cinghiale, wide noodles in a spiced wild boar sauce, cry out to be eaten, if only to save the countryside from what has become quite a (tasty) pest.

    English Name: Wide Noodles with Wild Boar Sauce · Course: Primo Piatto - Pasta · Author