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Veal Scaloppini with Prosciutto and Sage
Veal Scaloppini with Prosciutto and Sage
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Artichokes Roman Style
Artichokes Roman Style
DINING IN ROME : A Roman Menu
Browsing through a menu in a Roman Trattoria you will be surprised by the contrasting choices. In the traditional Roman cooking you can find side by side delicate gnocchi or scaloppini, and robust dishes of pasta carbonara, lamb, or oxtail.
Roman cooking reflects the melting pot of races and traditions that Rome is, Roman cooking is very versatile. Its repertory includes side by side delicate gourmet dishes, like the Saltimbocca, and robust home dishes like the Garofolato a meat stewed in tomato with cloves.
To explain the many aspect of Roman style of cooking we have to go back in history. First we have to point out that trying to date contemporary dishes back to ancient Roman times is merely an exercise. There is no continuity between Roman food then and now. The fall of the Roman Empire happened gradually between the third and fifth century A.D. The destruction of the Ostrogoth kingdom by the Huns in Eastern Europe generated a chain reaction. . . .
Roman cooking reflects the melting pot of races and traditions that Rome is, Roman cooking is very versatile. Its repertory includes side by side delicate gourmet dishes, like the Saltimbocca, and robust home dishes like the Garofolato a meat stewed in tomato with cloves.
To explain the many aspect of Roman style of cooking we have to go back in history. First we have to point out that trying to date contemporary dishes back to ancient Roman times is merely an exercise. There is no continuity between Roman food then and now. The fall of the Roman Empire happened gradually between the third and fifth century A.D. The destruction of the Ostrogoth kingdom by the Huns in Eastern Europe generated a chain reaction. . . .
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Carl Bloch, Osteria.
Born in Denmark in 1834, Carl Bloch resided in Rome for about six years.
Born in Denmark in 1834, Carl Bloch resided in Rome for about six years.
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