Comments on: Cheese and Pepper

By: The Breadcrumbs of Sicily – SaltShaker

The Breadcrumbs of Sicily – SaltShaker — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:26:15 +0000

[…] famed pastas of Rome, and their family tree connections. A quick reference back – gricia, cacio e pepe, carbonara, […]

By: When the Tomatoes Came… – SaltShaker

When the Tomatoes Came… – SaltShaker — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:53:35 +0000

[…] being the core ingredients of the “sauce”. Over time, gricia added in pepper; and then cacio e pepe eliminated the pork, probably for economic reasons; amatriciana added in tomatoes and subbed in dried, smoked chilies […]

By: The Siren Call of a Sauce – SaltShaker

The Siren Call of a Sauce – SaltShaker — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:32:21 +0000

[…] or even, as those from Rome are likely to use, spaghetti alla chitara, which I covered back in the post on cacio e pepe. You could use regular spaghetti if that’s all you have, but I’d assert that […]