Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca — Season 1, Episode 7: Episode 7
30 min • 1 season, 9 episodes
Episode synopsis
Italian culture is famous the world over for its art, history and architecture, but food is integral to an Italians identity. Silvia explores how to make three meals that have become national treasures, like the 1000 year old recipe for pasta Amatriciana, a seafood dish from the Puglia region that is largely unknown to the outside world, and a pizza dish so cherished, its recipe is protected by the EU and the United Nations - pizza Napoletana.
About Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca
If you don't have the luxury of an Italian Nonna on speed dial, never fear! Leave it to Silvia Colloca, a food writer and home-cook with a passionate opinion on what true Italian food is, to take you by the hand to discover a new approach to everyday cooking. Silvia will guide you through the tantalizing world of authentic Italian home-cooking with her trademark enthusiasm and flare. Each episode will feature three dishes cooked by Silvia in her kitchen, trips to Italian delis, markets and bakeries in search for the freshest ingredients, and a "Nonna's corner" where Silvia will share the very personal tips and techniques that have been passed on to her by her two Nonnas to turn the simple into special. You will first learn that if you want to eat Italian you have to think like an Italian, shop like an Italian, stock your pantry like an Italian. Simply put, you have to learn to Cook like an Italian.