In this episode I talk about one of Italy's, and indeed the world's, famous cheeses: Parmigiano Reggiano, also known as parmesan. 

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This week I talk about the other Italian pizza, Roman pizza, which has a long history of development and reinvention and which can be tried in all its versions today. 

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In this episode I talk about pasta alla carbonara, one of Italy's most famous dishes and also one which continues to cause no end of controversy on the internet. 

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In this week's episode I will be looking at how, and when, the tomato became one of the vegetables most associated with Italian cooking. 

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In this episode I look at how the book La Scienza in Cucina e l'Arte di Mangiar Bene by Pellegrino Artusi, considered to be the first Italian cookbook, came to be and its significance for Italians today. 

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In this episode we talk about Roman street food and in particular the supplì,  Rome's favourite street food. I interview Arcangelo Dandini, owner of restaurants L'Arcangelo and Supplizion, who the Italian newspaper Repubblica has called the 'World Emperor of Supplì' and is one of the most important figures associated with it. 

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This week I delve into the history and traditions surrounding the pastiera napoletana a traditional celebration cake from Naples, and discuss its significance with my guest Francesco Russo a Neapolitan pastry chef and agriturismo host. 

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This week I talk about Italy's most famous dessert the tiramisù which has recently become the subject of a bitter dispute between the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. 

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This week I talk about how the origins of the queen of Neapolitan cuisine that took the world by storm. 
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This week,  the story of how coffee took Italy by storm, establishing itself as the country's favourite drink and making Italy's way of serving it the most famous in the world. 

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