Top 10 best-loved italian dishes from the home
By the time I got around to reading the November issue of La Cucina Italiana, the votes had already been tallied. According to LCI's readers, the following represents the most popular dishes and while I've never even heard of mondeghili, I'm pleased to say that 7 out of the 10 were enjoyed in our kitchen at one time or another.
1. Tortelli di erbetta (tortelli stuffed with a filling of ricotta and beet or swiss chard leaves)2. Mondeghili (Milan-style meat croquettes dipped in breadcrumbs and fried in butter)
3. Pizza margherita (the classic tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil-topped pizza)
4. Spaghetti al pomodoro e basilico (spaghetti with tomato and basil)
5. Fiori di zucca fritti (fried zucchini flowers)
6. Spaghetti alla carbonara (pasta with eggs, cream, pancetta, pecorino and/or parmigiano)
7. Fritto misto di pesce (mixed fish fry)
8. Salame di cioccolato (chocolate salame dessert)
9. Bruschetta (sliced bread toasted over a hot griddle)
10. Tiramisù (by now a household word for dessert lovers the world over)
scribbled from the chestnut forest by Rowena... at 2:34 PM
7 Comments:
Oh this is making me hungry! I love italian food, including Pizza margherita and also angel hair pasta with garlic, chili and olive oil.
that is a great list :) and I'm glad you've had most of these in your kitchen.
Nicole - aglio, olio e pepperoncino by any other name! It's our favorite quick-n-easy pasta dish for when we don't know what to cook.
Kat - that list can't be a true reflection on the collective thoughts of the WHOLE of Italy. I'd swap mondeghili with arancini any day, and chocolate salame in the top 10?
I'd agree with you on those 2 swaps :)
Mouthwatering list, even at 9 am. When we were in Italy for months we started to miss British food, now we long for those easy pasta dishes again.
Jennyff - it's the same with me whenever I return from a visit to Hawaii. Now where is that can of turkey spam that I brought home with me?
Hi Rowena... I've to say that I haven't heard "mondeghili" too...( O_O ?) Nice blog, I'll follow you with great pleasure :-D
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