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Primi

  • 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

  • Pasta (trofie) zucchine e noci

    Pasta with walnuts and zucchini is a spring primo piatto that’s simple and satisfying without tomatoes.

    English Name: Pasta with zucchini and walnuts · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Pasta all'Amatriciana

    Pasta all’Amatriciana is a pasta with a tomato sauce enhanced by guanciale, pecorino cheese and sometimes onion, a traditional primo piatto of not only Amatrice but of Rome

    English Name: Pasta all'Amatriciana · Course: Primo Piatto, Pasta · Author

  • Pasta alla Puttanesca

    Pasta alla Puttanesca comes to us from around Naples. It’s a fairly recent addition to Cucina Italiana, but everyone in Naples can cook, even the women of the evening.

    English Name: The Whore's Pasta · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pasta con fave e pecorino

    The first tender fava beans are a sign of spring in Italy, and are combined with pecorino cheese, mint, and sometimes pecorino cheese in this classic spring dish.

    English Name: Pasta with Fava Beans and Pecorino Cheese · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pasta con le Sarde

    Pasta con le Sarde is a typical Sicilian dish using sardines and saffron, reflecting the Arabic influence on Sicilian kitchens.

    English Name: Pasta with sardines · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pasta con Ragu di Cervo

    Ragu di Cervo, a venison sauce to be used over egg pasta or polenta, is frequently found in the north of Italy, especially in the Italian region of the Trentino.

    English Name: Venison Sauce · Course: Primo Piatto - Pasta · Author

  • Pasta con Ragù di Polpo, Octopus Ragu

    Pasta con Ragù di Polpo is a pasta, preferably a fresh pasta, with a long cooked tomato based sauce containing chopped octopus.

    English Name: Pasta with octopus ragu · Course: primo piatto · Author

  • Pasta e fagioli

    Pasta e fagioli is a simple pasta or soup dish depending upon how much liquid the cook allows in the dish. It’s winter comfort food at it’s best, simple, warming, and basic.

    English Name: Pasta and beans · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pasta e fave

    Italians celebrate spring by featuring fava beans as an appetizer course and in pastas as a prime spring primo piatto.

    English Name: Pasta with fave beans · Course: Primo Piatto - sometimes as appetizer without the pasta · Author