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Primi

  • Pasta with ragù alla Genovese

    A different ragù from the Campania region of Italy—and not from Genoa, as far as we know.

    English Name: pasta with Genovese ragù · Course: Primo · Author

  • Penne al Salmone

    Penne al salmone is penne pasta with smoked salmon and cream—and perhaps a hit of brandy or whiskey. It’s fast food Italian style.

    English Name: Penne pasta with salmon · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Penne Arrabbiata

    Penne Arrabbiata is basic pasta that’s spicy, the degree of “madness” determining how much stinging of the tongue the pasta will produce.

    English Name: Penne in a spicy tomato sauce · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pici all'Aglione

    Pici all’Aglione is a fat spaghetti made without eggs sauced with long-cooked tomatoes and lightly sauteed garlic—lots of it!

    English Name: Pici pasta with a garlic sauce · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Pizzoccheri

    Pizzoccheri is a buckwheat flour pasta that fits with the heavier cuisine of the Lombardy region where it borders with Switzerland.

    English Name: Pizzoccheri · Course: Hearty first course · Author

  • Ravioli con Gorgonzola e pere

    Strong flavored yet sensual, Ravioli con Gorgonzola e pere, ravioli with Gorgonzola cheese and pears, is a modern classic pasta course in Italy.

    English Name: Ravioli with Gorgonzola cheese and pears · Course: Primo Piatto - Pasta · Author

  • Ravioli di Mare

    Ravioli di mare is seafood ravioli, which is always quite good along the coast of Italy and something you don’t get inland.

    English Name: Seafood Ravioli · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Ribollita

    Ribollita is a Tuscan bread soup made with white beans and leafy greens. You’ll find it on restaurant menus in Florence down to Siena. It’s a very popular soup in the Chianti region.

    English Name: Ribollita · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Risotto ai funghi porcini

    Risotto ai funghi porcini is a classic Italian primo piatto found all over Italy, especially when the porcini are found fresh from a nearby woodland.

    English Name: Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms · Course: Primo Piatto · Author

  • Risotto con Fegato di Pollo

    Looking for something nobody at home would think of when they were thinking of Italian food? Chicken liver risotto would be one of those dishes.

    English Name: Risotto with Chicken Livers · Course: Primo · Author