From the city of Taranto in the region of Puglia comes this a simple but tasty take on mussels, cozze alla tarantina, or Mussels Taranto Style. Taranto has been famous…
Orata alla barese (Sea Bream Bari Style)
The sea is never too far away in Puglia, and seafood is everywhere—nowhere more so than its capital and principal port of Bari. So it should come as no surprise…
Sporcamuss
I had the delightful confection called sporcamuss in Bari during our trip last April to Puglia. Even though I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, it was love at…
Funghi in pastella (Mushroom Fritters)
…and small size, frying whole, individual mushrooms—while possible—is not very practical for the time-pressed home cook. In this recipe from Puglia, mushrooms are chopped and sautéed, then folded into a…
Pasta con la ricotta (Pasta and Ricotta Cheese)
…of short pasta. I think rigatoni or paccheri are particularly nice made this way. In Puglia, they would use orecchiette. I’ve also tried curly lasagna noodles (sometimes called reginette) and…
Pesto alla trapanese (A Sicilian pesto)
…but they make similar olive oil in Puglia and that would certainly do quite fine, as would any similar olive oil from elsewhere. The traditional recipe for pesto alla trapanese…
Part I: Varieties of Italian Cooking
…Puglia, you might wonder whether that isn’t right. Italian food is still, almost 150 years after the Risorgimento, highly regional. But despite this undeniable fact, I think that one can…
Zeppole con le alici (Zeppole with Anchovies)
…which is apparently the name given to them in Puglia and Basilicata. Other there are still other names, depending on where you go: sfingi, fritelle… Well, this being Angelina’s blog,…
