When one combines the words "authentic" and "Italian" in the same sentence, one is bound to get in trouble; each region, each town, each family has their own way, the right way. When it comes to pasta, the debates rage on. While we preach no right way here, we can preach a good way -- and here are ten good (no, great!) recipes for classic Italian pastas. How does your nonna make them? Let us know in the comments!
Al Forno's Penne with Tomato, Cream & Five Cheeses by Genius Recipes
Spaghetti Carbonara by brette warshaw
Pasta e Fagioli by QueenOfGreen
Grandma DiLaura's Italian Ricotta Gnocchi by cdilaura
Edward Giobbi's Spaghetti alla Foriana by Genius Recipes
Sunday Pork Ragu by cookinginvictoria
Bucatini all'Amatriciana by pierino
The (Not Barefoot) Contessa's Fish Pasta by fisheri
Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter by Genius Recipes
Written by: Brette Warshaw
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Every Family cooks different! Every region, every village, town. There are hundreds of dialects too. QUITCOMPLAINING ABOUT AUTHENTICITY. PS there is NO NONNA! IT IS NANNA PRONOUNCED THE EUROPEAN.... IKEA is pronounced E KAY UH, Gummi = GOOOMY..and so on.If you are going to attempt the Language AT LEAST LEARN THE VOWEL SOUNDS then maybe you can learn the rest of the alphabet. Mispronouncing is just as insulting as immigrants REFUSING to speak ENGLISH.
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