Dessert
Vigilante Queso y Dulce
A simple pairing of semi-firm cheese with quince or sweet-potato paste.
Dessert
A simple pairing of semi-firm cheese with quince or sweet-potato paste.
Starter
A creamy savoury spread enriched with roasted pumpkin seeds and dark green pumpkin seed oil.
Main
Rome and Lazio. Carbonara is famous for its luxurious texture created from eggs and cheese rather than a cream sauce.
Dessert
Chocolate biscuits layered with a dulce de leche and cream-cheese filling, then chilled until sliceable.
Starter
Razor clams baked on the half shell with wine, butter and Parmesan.
Starter
Tuscany and central Italy. Its appeal lies in transformation: firm day-old bread absorbs tomato juices, vinegar and oli…
Starter
Prunes wrapped in bacon and roasted until smoky, sticky and salty-sweet.
Main
Rome and Lazio. It is famous because the ingredient list is extremely short but the technique is unforgiving.
Main
A modern Italian-inspired pasta rather than a single historic regional classic. Its popularity comes from the balance b…
Main
Genoa and Liguria. It is famous for the perfume of fresh basil and the creamy-looking emulsion produced without cooking…
Main
Sorrento and Campania. It is famous for delivering the flavours of Campania in a particularly comforting form: soft gno…
Main
Breaded beef topped with tomato, ham and melted mozzarella, usually served with chips.
Main
Garides Saganaki is a distinctive Greek recipe known for prawns cooked in tomato, feta, herbs and a splash of spirit or…
Main
Main
Northern Italy and Alpine regions. The dish is famous for comfort and contrast: soft, creamy polenta provides a mild ca…
Starter
A savoury cornmeal, onion and cheese bake with a tender crumb and deeply browned edges.
Starter
Crisp chicken wings tossed in a sharp, buttery hot sauce and served with celery and blue cheese dip.
Starter
Roasted Beetroot and Goat Cheese Salad is a New Zealand starter built around earthy roasted beetroot balanced by tangy…
Main
Tender round courgettes filled with seasoned beef, vegetables and cheese, then baked until golden.
Main
Rome and Lazio. It is famous for showing how rendered pork fat and starchy pasta water can form a sauce with grated che…
Starter
Tender scallops baked in a silky cheese sauce beneath a lightly browned topping.
Starter
Central and southern Italy, especially Rome and Campania. They are famous for their fragile crispness: a thin batter sh…
Starter
Small Brazilian cheese breads with a crisp shell and stretchy, chewy centre.
Starter
Thin, blistered fried pastry filled with cheese, meat or hearts of palm.