pasta e fagioli
Pasta Primi Piatti Recipes

Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e Fagioli, meaning ” pasta and beans “, is a traditional  Italian dish. It is often called pasta fasul (fazool) in North America, derived from its  Neapolitan name, pasta e fasule. It also is well known from the Dean Martin song “That’s Amore” which includes the rhyme “When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that’s amore”. Like …

amatriciana
Italian Cuisine Pasta Primi Piatti

Spaghetti all’Amatriciana

 At the very beginning was an ancient, traditional recipe for pasta sauce called “gricia”. Still popular today in central Italy, la gricia is made with olive oil, guanciale, black pepper and pecorino cheese. Apparently, it was commonly cooked by shepherds of the area around Grisciano (municipality of  Accumoli, in the province of  Rieti, region Lazio ). According to some, the …