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There's an Italian saying that labels a crabby person 'spiny as an artichoke'. No one knows it better than the Carciofai of Campo dei Fiori, the artichoke vendors of Rome's outdoor produce market. These brave souls take on bushels of prickly artichokes, whittling them down to size in record time & ridding the globes of tough, inedible leaves and a stifling inner choke. A quick rub of lemon, bagged they go and ready for lucky shoppers to enjoy without a trace of attitude. Now that's convenience shopping!
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UPCOMING COOKING CLASSES |
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Maurice Chevalier may have loved Paris in the springtime, but my favorite place in this glorious season is Rome. The annual rebirth of nature transforms into a vibrant awakening of the senses and, as always, good food is at the heart of the matter. There's no better place to enjoy the true art of seasonal cooking than in the eternal city. |
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IL CARCIOFO:
Rome's Star Ingredient
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Roman cuisine celebrates Primavera more joyfully than any other Italian region in what seems to be a declaration of love for fresh Spring ingredients. The excitement starts in Campo dei Fiori, Rome's main outdoor market, abuzz with chatter about the finest primizie or first garden offerings of the season: sweet-as-candy peas, tender fava beans eaten straight out of their pods, crisp green asparagus stalks and the stars of the Cucina Romana, globe artichokes.
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Artichokes, or Carciofi, are the most beloved vegetables of Roman cooking.The globe variety, called Mammole, are served whole or sliced and braised, sauteed or fried in highly anticipated antipasti, first courses, main dishes or sides. A traditional Roman favorite is Carciofi alla Giudia or Jewish Style Artichokes, fried artichokes whose petaled heads spread open until their leaves crisp into splayed bronze sunflowers. Simply delizioso!
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These bountiful offerings from Mamma Natura are reverently honored in Rome’s exclusive traditional dishes of Carciofi alla Romana, melt-in-your-mouth anise hinted globe artichokes braised stem up and infused with garlic and fresh mentuccia or mint RECIPE; la Vignarola, a delicate savory stew of sweet peas, fava beans and sliced artichokes; Involtini di Manzo con Piselli, fork tender beef rolls filled with julienned carrots and celery and slow cooked in white wine and tomatoes... all delectable examples of how to capture the freshness of Springtime flavors and textures in a mouthful.
Buon appetito!
Deborah
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